diff --git a/tools/ubuntu_package_puller/ubuntu_launchpad_distro_archive_lookup.py b/tools/ubuntu_package_puller/ubuntu_launchpad_distro_archive_lookup.py
index 4a90d9b..d8da9af 100644
--- a/tools/ubuntu_package_puller/ubuntu_launchpad_distro_archive_lookup.py
+++ b/tools/ubuntu_package_puller/ubuntu_launchpad_distro_archive_lookup.py
@@ -47,30 +47,19 @@ class UbuntuDistroLaunchpad:
         elif self.version and self.distro_series is None:
             return self.set_version()
 
-class DistroArchive
-    """
-    TODO:
-        Make this on handle setting the archive
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, archive_name='main'):
-        self.archive_name = archive_name
-
-
-class UbuntuPackageArchive
+class UbuntuPackageArchive:
     """
     NOTE: Separating the package archive and lookup process from setting the distro
     i think is better for organization
     """
 
-
-    def __init__(self, ):
-        # test if this works or not
+    def __init__(self, archive):
         self.distro_launchpad = UbuntuDistroLaunchpad() 
-        # set archive_name to main for now
-        self.archive = DistroArchive(archive_name='main')
-        self.source_package_name = source_package_name
-
+        self.archive = archive 
+        self.current_archive = self.set_archive()
+        # self.ubuntu isnt getting set properly so the setting archive methods
+        # arent working
+        self.ubuntu = self.distro_launchpad.ubuntu
 
     def set_main_archive(self):
         """
@@ -78,8 +67,41 @@ class UbuntuPackageArchive
         Can we make a function that uses the launchpadlib to set the archive to
         main, multiverse, restricted, universe 
         """
-        print('Setting archive to main archive')
+        print('Setting package archive to main archive')
         return self.ubuntu.main_archive
+    
+    def set_multiverse_archive(self):
+        print('Setting package archive to multiverse archive')
+        return self.ubuntu.multiverse_archive
+
+    def set_restricted_archive(self):
+        print('Setting package archive to restricted archive')
+        return self.ubuntu.restricted_archive
+
+    def set_universe_archive(self):
+        print('Setting package archive to universe archive')
+        return self.ubuntu.universe_archive
+    
+    def set_archive(self):
+        if self.archive == 'main':
+            return self.set_main_archive()
+        elif self.archive == 'multiverse':
+            return self.set_multiverse_archive()
+        elif self.archive == 'restricted':
+            return self.set_restricted_archive()
+        elif self.archive == 'universe':
+            return self.set_universe_archive()
+
+class UbuntuPackageHistory:
+    def __init__(self, archive=None, source_package_name=None,
+            distro_version=None, distro_series=None):
+        self.archive = archive
+        self.current_archive = UbuntuPackageArchive(archive)
+        self.source_package_name = source_package_name
+        self.distro_version = distro_version 
+        self.distro_series = distro_series 
+        self.distro = UbuntuDistroLaunchpad(distro_series=distro_series).distro
+
 
     def get_published_sources(self):
         """ 
@@ -87,25 +109,32 @@ class UbuntuPackageArchive
         TODO: investigate to see if this api call works with a version or if there is a version instead of distro_series param with getPublishedSources so we can use the self.distro instead of what we are setting for series = now
         """ 
         if self.source_package_name is None:
-            print('Please instantiate a source_package_name with the UbuntuDistroLaunchpad() class if you wish to use this method')
+            print('Please instantiate a source_package_name if you wish to use this method')
         else:
             # this code here can/should be archive aware so we can get from the
             # others. see the comment in the set_main_archive() function.
-            archive = self.set_main_archive()
+            #archive = self.set_main_archive()
             #series = self.set_distro_series()
             series = self.distro
-            return archive.getPublishedSources(source_name=self.source_package_name, distro_series=series)
+            return self.archive.getPublishedSources(source_name=self.source_package_name, distro_series=series)
 
-    def package_name_and_version_history(self):
+    def source_package_version_history(self):
         sources = self.get_published_sources()
         results = []
         for source in sources:
-            name = source.source_package_name
-            version = source.source_package_version
-            results.append((name, version))
+            source_package_name = source.source_package_name
+            source_package_version = source.source_package_version
+            results.append((source_package_name, source_package_version))
 
         d = defaultdict(list)
         for k, v in results:
             d[k].append(v)
 
         return sorted(d.items())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # example with python3.8, main archive, 20.04 for the distro
+    package_checker = UbuntuPackageHistory(archive='main',
+            source_package_name='python3.8', distro_series='20.04')
+
+    print(package_checker.source_package_version_history())