3 files changed, 23 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/__init__.py b/python/vyos/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..9b5ed21c9 100644
--- a/python/vyos/__init__.py
+++ b/python/vyos/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .base import *
diff --git a/python/vyos/base.py b/python/vyos/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6197ed074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/vyos/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software
+# is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included 
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+# INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS
+# OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR
+#  IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+class ConfigError(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/python/vyos/version.py b/python/vyos/version.py
index b3eff3965..5d32d878d 100644
--- a/python/vyos/version.py
+++ b/python/vyos/version.py
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 
 import json
 
-class ConfigError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
 def get_version_data(file='/opt/vyatta/etc/version.json'):
     with open(file, 'r') as f:
         version_data = json.load(f)