diff --git a/volatility/framework/constants.py b/volatility/framework/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..969fe2b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/framework/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'
+
+import os.path
+
+PLUGINS_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "plugins"))
diff --git a/volatility/plugins/__init__.py b/volatility/plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9675ceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'
diff --git a/volatility/plugins/linux/__init__.py b/volatility/plugins/linux/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9675ceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/plugins/linux/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'
diff --git a/volatility/plugins/windows/__init__.py b/volatility/plugins/windows/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9675ceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/plugins/windows/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'