diff --git a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pxd b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pxd
index 3c88c01..75cfa1b 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pxd
+++ b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pxd
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ cdef class OBIView:
     cpdef select_line(self, index_t line_nb)
     cpdef select_lines(self, list line_selection)
     cpdef save_and_close(self)
-
+    cpdef str get_name(self)
+    cpdef dict get_columns(self)
+    cpdef int get_line_count(self)
+    
 
 cdef class OBIView_NUC_SEQS(OBIView):
     
diff --git a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
index 23267af..3287767 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ cdef class OBIView :
         self.pointer = view
         self.name = bytes2str(view.infos.name)
         
-        # Go through columns to build list of corresponding python instances
+        # Go through columns to build dictionaries of corresponding python instances
         self.columns = {}
         for i in range(view.infos.column_count) :
             column_p               = <OBIDMS_column_p> (view.columns)[i]
@@ -462,6 +462,18 @@ cdef class OBIView :
             to_print = to_print + str(line) + "\n"
         return to_print
     
+    
+    cpdef str get_name(self):
+        return self.name
+    
+    
+    cpdef dict get_columns(self):
+        return self.columns
+    
+    
+    cpdef int get_line_count(self) :
+        return self.pointer.infos.line_count
+
 
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