# AddonPreferences(bpy_struct)

    bl_info = {
        "name": "Example Addon Preferences",
        "author": "Your Name Here",
        "version": (1, 0),
        "blender": (2, 65, 0),
        "location": "SpaceBar Search -> Addon Preferences Example",
        "description": "Example Addon",
        "warning": "",
        "wiki_url": "",
        "tracker_url": "",
        "category": "Object",
        }

    import bpy
    from bpy.types import Operator, AddonPreferences
    from bpy.props import StringProperty, IntProperty, BoolProperty

    class ExampleAddonPreferences(AddonPreferences):
        # this must match the addon name, use '__package__'
        # when defining this in a submodule of a python package.
        bl_idname = __name__

        filepath = StringProperty(
                name="Example File Path",
                subtype='FILE_PATH',
                )
        number = IntProperty(
                name="Example Number",
                default=4,
                )
        boolean = BoolProperty(
                name="Example Boolean",
                default=False,
                )

        def draw(self, context):
            layout = self.layout
            layout.label(text="This is a preferences view for our addon")
            layout.prop(self, "filepath")
            layout.prop(self, "number")
            layout.prop(self, "boolean")

    class OBJECT_OT_addon_prefs_example(Operator):
        """Display example preferences"""
        bl_idname = "object.addon_prefs_example"
        bl_label = "Addon Preferences Example"
        bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}

        def execute(self, context):
            user_preferences = context.user_preferences
            addon_prefs = user_preferences.addons[__name__].preferences

            info = ("Path: %s, Number: %d, Boolean %r" %
                    (addon_prefs.filepath, addon_prefs.number, addon_prefs.boolean))

            self.report({'INFO'}, info)
            print(info)

            return {'FINISHED'}

    # Registration
    def register():
        bpy.utils.register_class(OBJECT_OT_addon_prefs_example)
        bpy.utils.register_class(ExampleAddonPreferences)

    def unregister():
        bpy.utils.unregister_class(OBJECT_OT_addon_prefs_example)
        bpy.utils.unregister_class(ExampleAddonPreferences)

base class — `bpy_struct`

class `bpy.types.``AddonPreferences`(bpy_struct)
  `bl_idname`

    Type: | string, default “”, (never None)

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` |

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`

References

`Addon.preferences` |