diff --git a/wfdb/__init__.py b/wfdb/__init__.py
index 755d6d57..d70161d1 100644
--- a/wfdb/__init__.py
+++ b/wfdb/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from .io.record import (Record, MultiRecord, rdheader, rdrecord, rdsamp,
-                        wrsamp, dl_database, edf2mit, sampfreq, signame)
-from .io.annotation import (Annotation, rdann, wrann, show_ann_labels,
-                            show_ann_classes, ann2rr)
-from .io.download import get_dbs, get_record_list, dl_files, set_db_index_url
-from .plot.plot import plot_items, plot_wfdb, plot_all_records
+from wfdb.io.record import (Record, MultiRecord, rdheader, rdrecord, rdsamp,
+                            wrsamp, dl_database, edf2mit, sampfreq, signame)
+from wfdb.io.annotation import (Annotation, rdann, wrann, show_ann_labels,
+                                show_ann_classes, ann2rr)
+from wfdb.io.download import get_dbs, get_record_list, dl_files, set_db_index_url
+from wfdb.plot.plot import plot_items, plot_wfdb, plot_all_records
 
-from .version import __version__
+from wfdb.version import __version__
diff --git a/wfdb/io/__init__.py b/wfdb/io/__init__.py
index 159d3356..626164ee 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/__init__.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from .record import (Record, MultiRecord, rdheader, rdrecord, rdsamp, wrsamp,
-                     dl_database, edf2mit, sampfreq, signame, SIGNAL_CLASSES)
-from ._signal import est_res, wr_dat_file
-from .annotation import (Annotation, rdann, wrann, show_ann_labels,
-                         show_ann_classes, ann2rr)
-from .download import get_dbs, get_record_list, dl_files, set_db_index_url
-from .tff import rdtff
+from wfdb.io.record import (Record, MultiRecord, rdheader, rdrecord, rdsamp, wrsamp,
+                            dl_database, edf2mit, sampfreq, signame, SIGNAL_CLASSES)
+from wfdb.io._signal import est_res, wr_dat_file
+from wfdb.io.annotation import (Annotation, rdann, wrann, show_ann_labels,
+                                show_ann_classes, ann2rr)
+from wfdb.io.download import get_dbs, get_record_list, dl_files, set_db_index_url
+from wfdb.io.tff import rdtff
diff --git a/wfdb/io/_header.py b/wfdb/io/_header.py
index 374d4589..6457191b 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/_header.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/_header.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
-from . import download
-from . import _signal
+from wfdb.io import download
+from wfdb.io import _signal
 
 
 """
diff --git a/wfdb/io/_signal.py b/wfdb/io/_signal.py
index 1efcc718..cf8dfaa8 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/_signal.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/_signal.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
-from . import download
+from wfdb.io import download
 import pdb
 
 
diff --git a/wfdb/io/annotation.py b/wfdb/io/annotation.py
index e4f170a6..a8c55507 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/annotation.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/annotation.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 import posixpath
 import pdb
 
-from . import download
-from . import _header
-from . import record
+from wfdb.io import download
+from wfdb.io import _header
+from wfdb.io import record
 
 
 class Annotation(object):
diff --git a/wfdb/io/download.py b/wfdb/io/download.py
index e7380800..1e5e308e 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/download.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/download.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import pdb
 import json
 
-from . import record
+from wfdb.io import record
 
 
 # The Physionet index url
diff --git a/wfdb/io/record.py b/wfdb/io/record.py
index 35408673..72ad01b9 100644
--- a/wfdb/io/record.py
+++ b/wfdb/io/record.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 import functools
 import pdb
 
-from . import _header
-from . import _signal
-from . import download
+from wfdb.io import _header
+from wfdb.io import _signal
+from wfdb.io import download
 
 
 # -------------- WFDB Signal Calibration and Classification ---------- #
diff --git a/wfdb/plot/__init__.py b/wfdb/plot/__init__.py
index b016477e..5210346a 100644
--- a/wfdb/plot/__init__.py
+++ b/wfdb/plot/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """
 The plot subpackage contains tools for plotting signals and annotations.
 """
-from .plot import plot_items, plot_wfdb, plot_all_records
+from wfdb.plot.plot import plot_items, plot_wfdb, plot_all_records
diff --git a/wfdb/plot/plot.py b/wfdb/plot/plot.py
index d5d7c217..be50bf3c 100644
--- a/wfdb/plot/plot.py
+++ b/wfdb/plot/plot.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import os
 import pdb
 
-from ..io.record import Record, rdrecord
-from ..io._header import float_types
-from ..io._signal import downround, upround
-from ..io.annotation import Annotation
+from wfdb.io.record import Record, rdrecord
+from wfdb.io._header import float_types
+from wfdb.io._signal import downround, upround
+from wfdb.io.annotation import Annotation
 
 
 def plot_items(signal=None, ann_samp=None, ann_sym=None, fs=None,
diff --git a/wfdb/processing/__init__.py b/wfdb/processing/__init__.py
index c8cfcf03..2c893cba 100644
--- a/wfdb/processing/__init__.py
+++ b/wfdb/processing/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from .basic import (resample_ann, resample_sig, resample_singlechan,
-                    resample_multichan, normalize_bound, get_filter_gain)
-from .evaluate import Comparitor, compare_annotations, benchmark_mitdb
-from .hr import compute_hr, calc_rr, calc_mean_hr
-from .peaks import find_peaks, find_local_peaks, correct_peaks
-from .qrs import XQRS, xqrs_detect, gqrs_detect
+from wfdb.processing.basic import (resample_ann, resample_sig, resample_singlechan,
+                                   resample_multichan, normalize_bound, get_filter_gain)
+from wfdb.processing.evaluate import Comparitor, compare_annotations, benchmark_mitdb
+from wfdb.processing.hr import compute_hr, calc_rr, calc_mean_hr
+from wfdb.processing.peaks import find_peaks, find_local_peaks, correct_peaks
+from wfdb.processing.qrs import XQRS, xqrs_detect, gqrs_detect
diff --git a/wfdb/processing/basic.py b/wfdb/processing/basic.py
index 1a674e15..b5dc462a 100644
--- a/wfdb/processing/basic.py
+++ b/wfdb/processing/basic.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from scipy import signal
 import pdb
 
-from ..io.annotation import Annotation
+from wfdb.io.annotation import Annotation
 
 
 def resample_ann(resampled_t, ann_sample):
diff --git a/wfdb/processing/evaluate.py b/wfdb/processing/evaluate.py
index aea61666..f085df78 100644
--- a/wfdb/processing/evaluate.py
+++ b/wfdb/processing/evaluate.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 import requests
 
-from ..io.annotation import rdann
-from ..io.download import get_record_list
-from ..io.record import rdsamp
+from wfdb.io.annotation import rdann
+from wfdb.io.download import get_record_list
+from wfdb.io.record import rdsamp
 
 
 class Comparitor(object):
diff --git a/wfdb/processing/peaks.py b/wfdb/processing/peaks.py
index 5d674742..ee7ec321 100644
--- a/wfdb/processing/peaks.py
+++ b/wfdb/processing/peaks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import copy
 import numpy as np
 
-from .basic import smooth
+from wfdb.processing.basic import smooth
 
 
 def find_peaks(sig):
diff --git a/wfdb/processing/qrs.py b/wfdb/processing/qrs.py
index 22a3c548..cd2d936d 100644
--- a/wfdb/processing/qrs.py
+++ b/wfdb/processing/qrs.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from scipy import signal
 from sklearn.preprocessing import normalize
 
-from .basic import get_filter_gain
-from .peaks import find_local_peaks
-from ..io.record import Record
+from wfdb.processing.basic import get_filter_gain
+from wfdb.processing.peaks import find_local_peaks
+from wfdb.io.record import Record
 
 
 class XQRS(object):