Overriding the default constants value used in the orekit context

Orekit Python Wrapper usage
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This might be a dumb question, but I wanted to know if there’s a way to override the value of a constant like EGM96_EARTH_MU in the Orekit context.

For example, if I change the value of EGM96_EARTH_MU to something different from 3.986004415e14, is there a way for this new value to be used globally throughout Orekit, instead of the default defined here?

I’ve noticed that propagator objects have a setMu() method that allows overriding this value locally, but is there any way to achieve the same effect globally?

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Alas, all interface fields are necessarily constants (static final).

That said, the Orekit devs are really good about not making everything configurable; e.g., all Orbits are instantiated with a mu that the caller must specify (or the value is inherited via a constructor that takes an existing Orbit).

So, why is it that you’d prefer to change these constant values rather than define and use your own?