diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
index 3d14b23d..f22caf19 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from enum import Enum, auto
 from .lib.App import App as Base
 from .lib.log import *
 from .lib.Distro import Distro
-from .lib.ExecContext import InputMode
+from .lib.base import InputMode
 
 # Meaning of pkg.requires.xxx variables
 # build: needs to be built and installed before this can be built
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCanonicalizeRemotes.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCanonicalizeRemotes.py
index 3f10dda5..9ffa4560 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCanonicalizeRemotes.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCanonicalizeRemotes.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from argparse import Namespace, ArgumentParser
 
 from ...lib.log import *
-from ...lib.ExecContext import InputMode
+from ...lib.base import InputMode
 from ..Cmd import Cmd
 from ..CmdProjects import CmdProjects
 from ...App import Scope
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from ...lib.ExecContext import Result
+    from ...lib.base import Result
 
 class CmdCanonicalizeRemotes(Cmd): # export
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
index e71d9528..f2a0dc7b 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class CmdListRepos(Cmd): # export
                         if ssh is not None:
                             ssh.close()
             case 'https':
-                from jw.pkg.lib.ExecContext import InputMode
+                from jw.pkg.lib.base import InputMode
                 cmd_input = InputMode.NonInteractive
                 if re.match(r'https://github.com', args.base_url):
                     curl_args = [
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Distro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Distro.py
index e2987ea2..05ca946f 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Distro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Distro.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 import abc, importlib
 
-from .ExecContext import ExecContext, Result
+from .ExecContext import ExecContext
+from .base import Result
 from .Package import Package
 from .log import *
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
index 05001741..164e1f98 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
@@ -4,34 +4,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import abc, re, sys
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from typing import NamedTuple, TypeAlias, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import NamedTuple, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Self, Type
     from types import TracebackType
 
 from .log import *
-
-class InputMode(Enum):
-    Interactive = auto()
-    NonInteractive = auto()
-    OptInteractive = auto()
-    Auto = auto()
-
-Input: TypeAlias = InputMode | bytes | str
-
-class Result(NamedTuple):
-
-    stdout: str|None
-    stderr: str|None
-    status: int|None
-
-    def decode(self, encoding='UTF-8', errors='replace') -> Result:
-        return Result(
-            self.stdout.decode(encoding, errors=errors) if self.stdout is not None else None,
-            self.stderr.decode(encoding, errors=errors) if self.stderr is not None else None,
-            self.status
-        )
+from .base import Input, InputMode, Result
 
 class ExecContext(abc.ABC):
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..793bd09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from enum import Enum, auto
+from typing import NamedTuple, TypeAlias, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Type
+
+class InputMode(Enum):
+    Interactive = auto()
+    NonInteractive = auto()
+    OptInteractive = auto()
+    Auto = auto()
+
+Input: TypeAlias = InputMode | bytes | str
+
+class Result(NamedTuple):
+
+    stdout: str|None
+    stderr: str|None
+    status: int|None
+
+    def decode(self, encoding='UTF-8', errors='replace') -> Result:
+        return Result(
+            self.stdout.decode(encoding, errors=errors) if self.stdout is not None else None,
+            self.stderr.decode(encoding, errors=errors) if self.stderr is not None else None,
+            self.status
+        )
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/arch/Distro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/arch/Distro.py
index c8bc5ecf..25072b8a 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/arch/Distro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/arch/Distro.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from ...Distro import Distro as Base
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Iterable
-    from ...ExecContext import Result
+    from ...base import Result
     from ...Package import Package
 
 class Distro(Base):
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/debian/Distro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/debian/Distro.py
index 5e147860..31112d32 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/debian/Distro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/debian/Distro.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ...pm.dpkg import run_dpkg, run_dpkg_query, query_packages, list_files
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Iterable
-    from ...ExecContext import Result
+    from ...base import Result
     from ...Package import Package
 
 class Distro(Base):
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/suse/Distro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/suse/Distro.py
index cf33ed16..122bb7e1 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/suse/Distro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/distros/suse/Distro.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from ...pm.rpm import run_rpm, query_packages, list_files
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Iterable
-    from ...ExecContext import Result
+    from ...base import Result
     from ...Package import Package
 
 class Distro(Base):
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
index 1030a34d..cafda19a 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/Local.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os, sys, subprocess, asyncio
 
 from ..ExecContext import ExecContext as Base
-from ..ExecContext import Result
+from ..base import Result
 
 from ..log import *
 from ..util import pretty_cmd
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/SSHClient.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/SSHClient.py
index f34c7328..aea5b63b 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/SSHClient.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/SSHClient.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from enum import Flag, auto
 
 from ..util import pretty_cmd
 from ..log import *
-from ..ExecContext import ExecContext, Result
+from ..base import Result
+from ..ExecContext import ExecContext
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 class SSHClient(ExecContext):
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/AsyncSSH.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/AsyncSSH.py
index 52985c0a..f3c724e2 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/AsyncSSH.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/AsyncSSH.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os, sys, shlex, asyncio, asyncssh, shutil, signal
 
 from ...log import *
-from ...ExecContext import Result
+from ...base import Result
 from ..SSHClient import SSHClient as Base
 
 from .util import join_cmd
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
index 61247e07..c434ff39 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Exec.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from ..SSHClient import SSHClient as Base
 from .util import join_cmd
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from ...ExecContext import Result
+    from ...base import Result
 
 class Exec(Base):
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
index c651bdd3..a381c5db 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import paramiko # type: ignore # error: Library stubs not installed for "paramiko"
 
 from ...log import *
-from ...ExecContext import Result
+from ...base import Result
 from ..SSHClient import SSHClient as Base
 
 from .util import join_cmd
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/dpkg.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/dpkg.py
index c65b269b..3ff2a9c0 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/dpkg.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/dpkg.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from typing import Iterable, TYPE_CHECKING
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..ExecContext import ExecContext
 
-from ..ExecContext import InputMode
+from ..base import InputMode
 from ..util import run_cmd, run_sudo
 from ..Package import Package, meta_tags
 
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/rpm.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/rpm.py
index 276511ab..54d1b94c 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/rpm.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/pm/rpm.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..ExecContext import ExecContext
 
 from ..util import run_cmd, run_sudo
-from ..ExecContext import InputMode
+from ..base import InputMode
 from ..Package import Package, meta_tags
 
 _meta_map: dict[str, str]|None = None
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
index ec74e7cb..a0d3bef6 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/util.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from enum import Enum, auto
 
 from .log import *
-from .ExecContext import InputMode
+from .base import InputMode
 
 class AskpassKey(Enum):
     Username = auto()