diff --git a/release/scripts/op/presets.py b/release/scripts/op/presets.py
index 4af27480669..aa3c306ce06 100644
--- a/release/scripts/op/presets.py
+++ b/release/scripts/op/presets.py
@@ -63,11 +63,16 @@ class AddPresetBase():
             else:
                 file_preset = open(filepath, 'w')
                 file_preset.write("import bpy\n")
-                file_preset.write("from mathutils import *\n")
 
                 for rna_path in self.preset_values:
                     value = eval(rna_path)
-                    file_preset.write("%s = %s\n" % (rna_path, repr(value)))
+                    # convert thin wrapped sequences to simple lists to repr()
+                    try:
+                        value = value[:]
+                    except:
+                        pass
+
+                    file_preset.write("%s = %r\n" % (rna_path, value))
 
                 file_preset.close()