diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 21c02761a..f38ad61f0 100755
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ set( PYTHON_FILES
     decorators.py
     detector_property.py
     detector.py
+    defines.py
     eiger.py
     enums.py
     errors.py
diff --git a/python/scripts/generate_enums.py b/python/scripts/generate_enums.py
index b75062eb4..3d20e59b5 100644
--- a/python/scripts/generate_enums.py
+++ b/python/scripts/generate_enums.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ enums.cpp
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-from parse import remove_comments
+from parse import remove_comments, remove_ifdefs
 
 
 allow_bitwise_op = ["streamingInterface", "M3_GainCaps"]
@@ -98,25 +98,25 @@ def generate_enum_string(enums):
     return ''.join(data)
 
 
-def remove_ifdefs(lines):
-    """Keeps C++ version of the code"""
-    out = []
-    it = iter(lines)
-    skip = False
-    for line in it:
+# def remove_ifdefs(lines):
+#     """Keeps C++ version of the code"""
+#     out = []
+#     it = iter(lines)
+#     skip = False
+#     for line in it:
         
-        if "#ifdef __cplusplus" in line:
-            line = next(it)
+#         if "#ifdef __cplusplus" in line:
+#             line = next(it)
 
-        if "#else" in line:
-            skip = True
+#         if "#else" in line:
+#             skip = True
 
-        if "#endif" in line:
-            skip = False
+#         if "#endif" in line:
+#             skip = False
 
-        if not skip and "#endif" not in line:    
-            out.append(line)
-    return out
+#         if not skip and "#endif" not in line:    
+#             out.append(line)
+#     return out
     
 
 with open('../../slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h') as f:
diff --git a/python/scripts/generate_pydef.py b/python/scripts/generate_pydef.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfe715a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/scripts/generate_pydef.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+
+import re
+import subprocess
+
+from parse import remove_comments, remove_ifdefs
+
+with open('../../slsSupportLib/include/sls/sls_detector_defs.h') as f:
+    data = f.read()
+
+data = remove_comments(data)
+data = data.splitlines()
+# data = remove_ifdefs(data)
+
+
+ignore = ['#define MYROOT', '#define __cplusplus']
+
+defines = {}
+for i, line in enumerate(data):
+    if line.startswith('#define') and line not in ignore:
+        _, name, value = line.split(maxsplit = 2)
+        print(f'{name}={value}')
+        defines[name]=value
+
+
+warning = '#WARINING This file is auto generated any edits might be overwritten without warning\n\n'
+with open('../slsdet/defines.py', 'w') as f:
+    f.write(warning)
+    for key, value in defines.items():
+        f.write(f'{key}={value}\n')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/scripts/parse.py b/python/scripts/parse.py
index 19dd8d4d3..f620ab5e5 100644
--- a/python/scripts/parse.py
+++ b/python/scripts/parse.py
@@ -25,7 +25,25 @@ def remove_comments(text):
     )
     return re.sub(pattern, replacer, text)
 
+def remove_ifdefs(lines):
+    """Keeps C++ version of the code"""
+    out = []
+    it = iter(lines)
+    skip = False
+    for line in it:
+        
+        if "#ifdef __cplusplus" in line:
+            line = next(it)
 
+        if "#else" in line:
+            skip = True
+
+        if "#endif" in line:
+            skip = False
+
+        if not skip and "#endif" not in line:    
+            out.append(line)
+    return out
 
 
 #based on ccsyspath: https://github.com/AndrewWalker/ccsyspath
diff --git a/python/slsdet/__init__.py b/python/slsdet/__init__.py
index 4055393e8..efdb9aa6d 100755
--- a/python/slsdet/__init__.py
+++ b/python/slsdet/__init__.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ import _slsdet
 xy = _slsdet.xy
 defs = _slsdet.slsDetectorDefs
 
+#Make enums and #defines available at top level
 from .enums import *
-
+from .defines import *
 
 IpAddr = _slsdet.IpAddr
 MacAddr = _slsdet.MacAddr
diff --git a/python/slsdet/defines.py b/python/slsdet/defines.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699a287ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/slsdet/defines.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#WARINING This file is auto generated any edits might be overwritten without warning
+
+BIT32_MASK=0xFFFFFFFF
+MAX_RX_DBIT=64
+DEFAULT_PORTNO=1952
+DEFAULT_UDP_PORTNO=50001
+DEFAULT_ZMQ_CL_PORTNO=30001
+DEFAULT_ZMQ_RX_PORTNO=30001
+DEFAULT_UDP_SRC_PORTNO=32410
+DEFAULT_UDP_DST_PORTNO=50001
+MAX_UDP_DESTINATION=32
+SLS_DETECTOR_HEADER_VERSION=0x2
+SLS_DETECTOR_JSON_HEADER_VERSION=0x4
+UDP_PACKET_DATA_BYTES=(1344)
+MAX_TRIMEN=100
+MAX_BLACKFIN_PROGRAM_SIZE=(128 * 1024)
+GET_FLAG=-1
+DEFAULT_DET_MAC="00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee"
+DEFAULT_DET_IP="129.129.202.45"
+DEFAULT_DET_MAC2="00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ff"
+DEFAULT_DET_IP2="129.129.202.46"
+LOCALHOST_IP="127.0.0.1"
+MAX_STR_LENGTH=1000
+SHORT_STR_LENGTH=20
+MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH=0x2000
+DEFAULT_STREAMING_TIMER_IN_MS=500
+NUM_RX_THREAD_IDS=9
+MAX_NUM_PACKETS=512
+TRIMBITMASK=0x3f