diff --git a/python/gtsam/__init__.py b/python/gtsam/__init__.py
index 9a0a4536e..8e093879c 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/__init__.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from _libgtsam_python import *
-import utils
+from ._libgtsam_python import *
+from . import utils
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diff --git a/python/gtsam/examples/__init__.py b/python/gtsam/examples/__init__.py
index ab7c3bd81..f9d032d54 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/examples/__init__.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/examples/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from SFMdata import *
-from VisualISAM2Example import *
+from . import SFMdata
+from . import VisualISAM2Example
diff --git a/python/gtsam/utils/__init__.py b/python/gtsam/utils/__init__.py
index eedd7484e..0ef2dfcd3 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from _plot import *
+from ._plot import *