diff --git a/usr/share/blackbox/Package.py b/usr/share/blackbox/Package.py
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+# This class is to encapsulate package metadata, taken from the yaml files stored inside the sofirem github repository
+
+
+class Package(object):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name,
+        description,
+        category,
+        subcategory,
+        subcategory_description,
+        version,
+    ):
+        self.name = name
+        self.description = description
+        self.category = category
+        self.subcategory = subcategory
+        self.subcategory_description = subcategory_description
+        self.version = version
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