--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/ir/value.py	Fri Feb 22 10:33:48 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+class Value:
+   def __init__(self, vty=None):
+      self.valueType = vty
+      self.name = None
+   def getContext(self):
+      return self.valueType.context
+   def dump(self):
+      print(self)
+
+   def getName(self):
+      return self.name
+   def setName(self, name):
+      if not self.name and not name:
+         return
+      self.name = name
+
+      if self.st:
+         pass
+      else:
+         pass
+   Name = property(getName, setName)
+
+class Constant(Value):
+   def __init__(self, value, vty):
+      super().__init__(vty)
+      self.value = value
+      print('new constant value: ', value)
+