To use, create a python2 virtualenv with the following command:
virtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python2.7 env/
Then, activate the virtualenv with:
source env/bin/activate
Now install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Code is based from: http://easythereentropy.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/understanding-the-ethereum-trie/
Hopefully, this will help those confused soles who have yet to grasp the trie.