diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
index 4babe197..a651aa48 100644
--- a/python/__init__.py
+++ b/python/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from os import environ
 from sys import path
-from sys import platform as _platform
+from sys import platform as __platform
 path.append(environ['NETGENDIR']+'/../lib')
 
+from . import csg
+from . import meshing
+
 del environ
 del path
diff --git a/python/csg.py b/python/csg.py
index 9fd41225..1324a0a7 100644
--- a/python/csg.py
+++ b/python/csg.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from netgen import _platform
-if _platform.startswith('linux') or _platform.startswith('darwin'):
+from netgen import __platform
+if __platform.startswith('linux') or __platform.startswith('darwin'):
     # Linux or Mac OS X
     from libcsg.csg import *
     from libmesh.meshing import *
-if _platform.startswith('win'):
+if __platform.startswith('win'):
     # Windows
     from nglib.csg import *
     from nglib.meshing import *
diff --git a/python/meshing.py b/python/meshing.py
index 2c8e79ab..5388017b 100644
--- a/python/meshing.py
+++ b/python/meshing.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from netgen import _platform
-if _platform.startswith('linux') or _platform.startswith('darwin'):
+from netgen import __platform
+if __platform.startswith('linux') or __platform.startswith('darwin'):
     # Linux or Mac OS X
     from libmesh.meshing import *
-if _platform.startswith('win'):
+if __platform.startswith('win'):
     # Windows
     from nglib.meshing import *