diff --git a/app/CalibADC/run.py b/app/CalibADC/run.py
index a115cde7..6c2ebfa0 100755
--- a/app/CalibADC/run.py
+++ b/app/CalibADC/run.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 for l in [x for x in os.listdir(os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR']) if x.endswith('.so')]:
    ROOT.gSystem.Load('%s/%s' % (os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR'],l))
 
-from ROOT import larcv, std
+from ROOT import std
+from larcv import larcv
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
 
diff --git a/app/ImageAna/run.py b/app/ImageAna/run.py
index 33c2d5ee..69acd1ab 100755
--- a/app/ImageAna/run.py
+++ b/app/ImageAna/run.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 for l in [x for x in os.listdir(os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR']) if x.endswith('.so')]:
    ROOT.gSystem.Load('%s/%s' % (os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR'],l))
 
-from ROOT import larcv, std
+from ROOT import std
+from larcv import larcv
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
 
diff --git a/app/PMTWeights/foo.py b/app/PMTWeights/foo.py
index 928119a0..fc268a55 100755
--- a/app/PMTWeights/foo.py
+++ b/app/PMTWeights/foo.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import ROOT, sys, os
+import ROOT
+import sys, os
 for l in [x for x in os.listdir(os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR']) if x.endswith('.so')]:
    ROOT.gSystem.Load('%s/%s' % (os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR'],l))
 
-from ROOT import larcv, std
+from ROOT import std
+from larcv import larcv
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
 
diff --git a/app/PMTWeights/test_pmtweights.py b/app/PMTWeights/test_pmtweights.py
index 6d36af8e..cfc588f1 100644
--- a/app/PMTWeights/test_pmtweights.py
+++ b/app/PMTWeights/test_pmtweights.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os,sys
-from ROOT import larcv, std
+from ROOT import std
+from larcv import larcv
 
 fname = sys.argv[1]
 
diff --git a/app/SmallSampleMaker/run.py b/app/SmallSampleMaker/run.py
index 8e1980a5..767dca94 100755
--- a/app/SmallSampleMaker/run.py
+++ b/app/SmallSampleMaker/run.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 for l in [x for x in os.listdir(os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR']) if x.endswith('.so')]:
    ROOT.gSystem.Load('%s/%s' % (os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR'],l))
 
-from ROOT import larcv, std
+from ROOT import std
+from larcv import larcv
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
 
diff --git a/app/tests/test_eltwisemult.py b/app/tests/test_eltwisemult.py
index 09ca08e1..d23ac7ce 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_eltwisemult.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_eltwisemult.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os,sys
 import ROOT
 import numpy as np
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 print larcv.Image2D
 
 # TESTS MATRIX MULTIPLICATION FEATURE
diff --git a/app/tests/test_matrixmult.py b/app/tests/test_matrixmult.py
index a068edbd..63a26af9 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_matrixmult.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_matrixmult.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os,sys
 import ROOT
 import numpy as np
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 print larcv.Image2D
 
 # TESTS MATRIX MULTIPLICATION FEATURE
diff --git a/core/DataFormat/test/test_both.py b/core/DataFormat/test/test_both.py
index bfd040f6..759ab1af 100644
--- a/core/DataFormat/test/test_both.py
+++ b/core/DataFormat/test/test_both.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ROOT
 #ROOT.gSystem.Load("libLArCV")
 #ROOT.gSystem.Load("libLArCVData")
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 o=larcv.IOManager(larcv.IOManager.kBOTH)
 o.reset()
 o.set_verbosity(0)
diff --git a/mac/dump_all_bb.py b/mac/dump_all_bb.py
index d5bb95d7..b8d5740c 100644
--- a/mac/dump_all_bb.py
+++ b/mac/dump_all_bb.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 larcv.IOManager
 from ROOT import TChain
 import sys
diff --git a/mac/dump_bb.py b/mac/dump_bb.py
index 84239ca7..954ea979 100644
--- a/mac/dump_bb.py
+++ b/mac/dump_bb.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 larcv.IOManager
 from ROOT import TChain
 import sys
diff --git a/mac/dump_chstatus.py b/mac/dump_chstatus.py
index b3d67056..47e6e6ff 100644
--- a/mac/dump_chstatus.py
+++ b/mac/dump_chstatus.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 larcv.IOManager
 from ROOT import TChain
 import sys
diff --git a/mac/dump_pixels.py b/mac/dump_pixels.py
index 1bafbb3c..ed2d37e0 100644
--- a/mac/dump_pixels.py
+++ b/mac/dump_pixels.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 larcv.IOManager
 from ROOT import TChain
 import sys
diff --git a/mac/mac/concat_roi.py b/mac/mac/concat_roi.py
index 840de97c..5fca374b 100644
--- a/mac/mac/concat_roi.py
+++ b/mac/mac/concat_roi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 import numpy as np
 
 #TWO different files from two ``scans"
diff --git a/python/larcv/__init__.py b/python/larcv/__init__.py
index 66ecb4cd..35df7a8c 100644
--- a/python/larcv/__init__.py
+++ b/python/larcv/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 larcv_dir = os.environ['LARCV_LIBDIR']
 for l in [x for x in os.listdir(larcv_dir) if x.endswith('.so')]:
     ROOT.gSystem.Load(l)
-from ROOT import larcv
+from larcv import larcv
 k=larcv.logger # this line to load C++ functions
 if 'LARCV_NUMPY' in os.environ and os.environ['LARCV_NUMPY'] == '1':
     larcv.load_pyutil