Let us start here, from square one. No, from Zero!

api/resources/python/spiceapi/lights.py

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+from .connection import Connection
+from .request import Request
+
+
+def lights_read(con: Connection):
+    res = con.request(Request("lights", "read"))
+    return res.get_data()
+
+
+def lights_write(con: Connection, light_state_list):
+    req = Request("lights", "write")
+    for state in light_state_list:
+        req.add_param(state)
+    con.request(req)
+
+
+def lights_write_reset(con: Connection, light_names=None):
+    req = Request("lights", "write_reset")
+
+    # reset all lights
+    if not light_names:
+        con.request(req)
+        return
+
+    # reset specified lights
+    for light_name in light_names:
+        req.add_param(light_name)
+    con.request(req)