diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/1_body_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/1_body_from_image.py
index 544e0089..0619d5fb 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/1_body_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/1_body_from_image.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ try:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append(dir_path + '/../../python/openpose/Release');
         os.environ['PATH']  = os.environ['PATH'] + ';' + dir_path + '/../../x64/Release;' +  dir_path + '/../../bin;'
-        import _openpose as op
+        import openpose_python as op
     else:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append('../../python');
         # If you run `make install` (default path is `/usr/local/python` for Ubuntu), you can also access the OpenPose/python module from there. This will install OpenPose and the python library at your desired installation path. Ensure that this is in your python path in order to use it.
         # sys.path.append('/usr/local/python')
-        from openpose import openpose as op
+        from openpose import openpose_python as op
 except:
     raise Exception('Error: OpenPose library could not be found. Did you enable `BUILD_PYTHON` in CMake and have this Python script in the right folder?')
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/2_whole_body_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/2_whole_body_from_image.py
index 40ce9d15..e7cb5430 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/2_whole_body_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/2_whole_body_from_image.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ try:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append(dir_path + '/../../python/openpose/Release');
         os.environ['PATH']  = os.environ['PATH'] + ';' + dir_path + '/../../x64/Release;' +  dir_path + '/../../bin;'
-        import _openpose as op
+        import openpose_python as op
     else:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append('../../python');
         # If you run `make install` (default path is `/usr/local/python` for Ubuntu), you can also access the OpenPose/python module from there. This will install OpenPose and the python library at your desired installation path. Ensure that this is in your python path in order to use it.
         # sys.path.append('/usr/local/python')
-        from openpose import openpose as op
+        from openpose import openpose_python as op
 except:
     raise Exception('Error: OpenPose library could not be found. Did you enable `BUILD_PYTHON` in CMake and have this Python script in the right folder?')
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/3_heatmaps_from_image.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/3_heatmaps_from_image.py
index 675f564a..6bb54f92 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/3_heatmaps_from_image.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/3_heatmaps_from_image.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ try:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append(dir_path + '/../../python/openpose/Release');
         os.environ['PATH']  = os.environ['PATH'] + ';' + dir_path + '/../../x64/Release;' +  dir_path + '/../../bin;'
-        import _openpose as op
+        import openpose_python as op
     else:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append('../../python');
         # If you run `make install` (default path is `/usr/local/python` for Ubuntu), you can also access the OpenPose/python module from there. This will install OpenPose and the python library at your desired installation path. Ensure that this is in your python path in order to use it.
         # sys.path.append('/usr/local/python')
-        from openpose import openpose as op
+        from openpose import openpose_python as op
 except:
     raise Exception('Error: OpenPose library could not be found. Did you enable `BUILD_PYTHON` in CMake and have this Python script in the right folder?')
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_api_python/openpose_python.py b/examples/tutorial_api_python/openpose_python.py
index 939a846e..34149559 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_api_python/openpose_python.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_api_python/openpose_python.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ try:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append(dir_path + '/../../python/openpose/Release');
         os.environ['PATH']  = os.environ['PATH'] + ';' + dir_path + '/../../x64/Release;' +  dir_path + '/../../bin;'
-        import _openpose as op
+        import openpose_python as op
     else:
         # Change these variables to point to the correct folder (Release/x64 etc.) 
         sys.path.append('../../python');
         # If you run `make install` (default path is `/usr/local/python` for Ubuntu), you can also access the OpenPose/python module from there. This will install OpenPose and the python library at your desired installation path. Ensure that this is in your python path in order to use it.
         # sys.path.append('/usr/local/python')
-        from openpose import openpose as op
+        from openpose import openpose_python as op
 except:
     raise Exception('Error: OpenPose library could not be found. Did you enable `BUILD_PYTHON` in CMake and have this Python script in the right folder?')
 
diff --git a/python/openpose/CMakeLists.txt b/python/openpose/CMakeLists.txt
index ddafec7e..3746096d 100644
--- a/python/openpose/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/openpose/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 set(PYTHON_FILES
     openpose.py
     __init__.py
-    _openpose.cpp)
+    openpose_python.cpp)
 
-pybind11_add_module(openpose_python _openpose.cpp)
+pybind11_add_module(openpose_python openpose_python.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(openpose_python PRIVATE pybind11::module openpose ${OpenPose_3rdparty_libraries})
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(openpose_python PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
diff --git a/python/openpose/__init__.py b/python/openpose/__init__.py
index 1ed8198a..68b84d92 100644
--- a/python/openpose/__init__.py
+++ b/python/openpose/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from . import _openpose as openpose
+from . import openpose_python as openpose_python
diff --git a/python/openpose/_openpose.cpp b/python/openpose/openpose_python.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from python/openpose/_openpose.cpp
rename to python/openpose/openpose_python.cpp
index ee3af76f..13205674 100644
--- a/python/openpose/_openpose.cpp
+++ b/python/openpose/openpose_python.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-PYBIND11_MODULE(_openpose, m) {
+PYBIND11_MODULE(openpose_python, m) {
 
     // Functions for Init Params
     m.def("init_int", &init_int, "Init Function");