diff --git a/Lib/compiler/consts.py b/Lib/compiler/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b256c16f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/compiler/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# code flags
+CO_VARARGS = 1
+CO_VARKEYWORDS = 2
+
+# operation flags
+OP_ASSIGN = 'OP_ASSIGN'
+OP_DELETE = 'OP_DELETE'
+OP_APPLY = 'OP_APPLY'
+
diff --git a/Tools/compiler/compiler/consts.py b/Tools/compiler/compiler/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b256c16f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/compiler/compiler/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# code flags
+CO_VARARGS = 1
+CO_VARKEYWORDS = 2
+
+# operation flags
+OP_ASSIGN = 'OP_ASSIGN'
+OP_DELETE = 'OP_DELETE'
+OP_APPLY = 'OP_APPLY'
+