new python submodule. eg.

from bpy.app import binary_path, version, version_string, home

can add constant variables from blender here as needed (maybe functions too... bpy.app.memory_usage() ?)

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
index 65bf75b43e9..6209cbe4f0e 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ context = _bpy.context
 
 # python modules
 from bpy import utils
+from bpy import app
 
 from bpy import ops as _ops_module
 
@@ -100,9 +101,4 @@ def _main():
         load_scripts()
 
 
-# constants
-version = _bpy._VERSION
-version_string = _bpy._VERSION_STR
-home = _bpy._HOME
-
 _main()
diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/app.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da45ab8eb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# ##### BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#  Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
+
+# <pep8 compliant>
+
+# constants
+import _bpy
+version = _bpy._VERSION
+version_string = _bpy._VERSION_STR
+home = _bpy._HOME
+binary_path = _bpy._BINPATH