diff --git a/mlp/__init__.py b/mlp/__init__.py
index e69de29..b41e667 100644
--- a/mlp/__init__.py
+++ b/mlp/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Machine Learning Practical package."""
+
+__authors__ = ['Pawel Swietojanski', 'Steve Renals', 'Matt Graham']
+
+DEFAULT_SEED = 123456  # Default random number generator seed if none provided.