diff --git a/bindings/mnt/pyfiction/include/pyfiction/utils/layout_utils.hpp b/bindings/mnt/pyfiction/include/pyfiction/utils/layout_utils.hpp
index 8dd9bc6c9..6612fe2c3 100644
--- a/bindings/mnt/pyfiction/include/pyfiction/utils/layout_utils.hpp
+++ b/bindings/mnt/pyfiction/include/pyfiction/utils/layout_utils.hpp
@@ -1,25 +1,90 @@
 //
-// Created by Jan Drewniok on 11.11.24.
+// Created by marcel on 21.11.23.
 //
 
-#ifndef PYFICTION_VERSION_INFO_HPP
-#define PYFICTION_VERSION_INFO_HPP
+#ifndef PYFICTION_LAYOUT_UTILS_HPP
+#define PYFICTION_LAYOUT_UTILS_HPP
 
-#include <fiction/utils/version_info.hpp.in>
+#include "pyfiction/documentation.hpp"
+#include "pyfiction/types.hpp"
+
+#include <fiction/traits.hpp>
+#include <fiction/utils/layout_utils.hpp>
 
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
 
 namespace pyfiction
 {
 
-inline void version_info(pybind11::module& m)
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template <typename Lyt>
+void num_adjacent_coordinates(pybind11::module& m)
+{
+    namespace py = pybind11;
+
+    m.def("num_adjacent_coordinates", &fiction::num_adjacent_coordinates<Lyt>, py::arg("lyt"), py::arg("c"),
+          DOC(fiction_num_adjacent_coordinates));
+}
+
+template <typename Lyt>
+void normalize_layout_coordinates(pybind11::module& m)
+{
+    namespace py = pybind11;
+
+    m.def("normalize_layout_coordinates", &fiction::normalize_layout_coordinates<Lyt>, py::arg("lyt"),
+          DOC(fiction_normalize_layout_coordinates));
+}
+
+template <typename Lyt>
+void convert_to_siqad_coordinates(pybind11::module& m)
+{
+    namespace py = pybind11;
+
+    m.def("convert_layout_to_siqad_coordinates", &fiction::convert_layout_to_siqad_coordinates<Lyt>, py::arg("lyt"),
+          DOC(fiction_convert_layout_to_siqad_coordinates));
+}
+
+template <typename Lyt>
+void random_coordinate(pybind11::module& m)
+{
+    namespace py = pybind11;
+
+    m.def("random_coordinate", &fiction::random_coordinate<fiction::coordinate<Lyt>>, py::arg("coordinate1"),
+          py::arg("coordinate_2"), DOC(fiction_random_coordinate));
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+inline void layout_utils(pybind11::module& m)
 {
-    m.attr("__version__")       = fiction::FICTION_VERSION;
-    m.attr("__repo__")          = fiction::FICTION_REPO;
-    m.attr("__compiled_date__") = fiction::COMPILED_DATE;
-    m.attr("__compiled_time__") = fiction::COMPILED_TIME;
+    // NOTE be careful with the order of the following calls! Python will resolve the first matching overload!
+
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_cartesian_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_cartesian_gate_layout>(m);
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_shifted_cartesian_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_shifted_cartesian_gate_layout>(m);
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_hexagonal_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::num_adjacent_coordinates<py_hexagonal_gate_layout>(m);
+
+    detail::normalize_layout_coordinates<py_qca_layout>(m);
+    detail::normalize_layout_coordinates<py_inml_layout>(m);
+    detail::normalize_layout_coordinates<py_sidb_layout>(m);
+
+    detail::convert_to_siqad_coordinates<py_sidb_layout>(m);
+
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_cartesian_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_cartesian_gate_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_shifted_cartesian_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_shifted_cartesian_gate_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_hexagonal_obstruction_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_hexagonal_gate_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_qca_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_inml_layout>(m);
+    detail::random_coordinate<py_sidb_layout>(m);
 }
 
 }  // namespace pyfiction
 
-#endif  // PYFICTION_VERSION_INFO_HPP
+#endif  // PYFICTION_LAYOUT_UTILS_HPP