Move status codes to a module and import from there

pip/basecommand.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from pip.download import urlopen
 from pip.exceptions import (BadCommand, InstallationError, UninstallationError,
                             CommandError)
 from pip.backwardcompat import StringIO, walk_packages
+from pip.status_codes import SUCCESS, ERROR, UNKNOWN_ERROR, VIRTUALENV_NOT_FOUND
+
 
 __all__ = ['command_dict', 'Command', 'load_all_commands',
            'load_command', 'command_names']
@@ -22,11 +24,6 @@ command_dict = {}
 # for backwards compatibiliy
 get_proxy = urlopen.get_proxy
 
-SUCCESS = 0
-ERROR = 1
-UNKNOWN_ERROR = 2
-VIRTUALENV_NOT_FOUND = 3
-
 class Command(object):
     name = None
     usage = None

pip/commands/search.py

@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ from pip.util import get_terminal_size
 from pip.log import logger
 from pip.backwardcompat import xmlrpclib, reduce, cmp
 from pip.exceptions import CommandError
+from pip.status_codes import NO_MATCHES_FOUND
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion, LooseVersion
 
 
-NO_MATCHES_FOUND = 23
-
-
 class SearchCommand(Command):
     name = 'search'
     usage = '%prog QUERY'

pip/status_codes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+SUCCESS = 0
+ERROR = 1
+UNKNOWN_ERROR = 2
+VIRTUALENV_NOT_FOUND = 3
+NO_MATCHES_FOUND = 23