diff --git a/env/DAMASK.csh b/env/DAMASK.csh
index 6b6c58d9d..1819dd305 100644
--- a/env/DAMASK.csh
+++ b/env/DAMASK.csh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endif
 
 setenv DAMASK_NUM_THREADS $DAMASK_NUM_THREADS
 if ( ! $?PYTHONPATH ) then
-  setenv PYTHONPATH $DAMASK_ROOT/lib
+  setenv PYTHONPATH $DAMASK_ROOT/python
 else
-  setenv PYTHONPATH $DAMASK_ROOT/lib:$PYTHONPATH
+  setenv PYTHONPATH $DAMASK_ROOT/python:$PYTHONPATH
 endif
diff --git a/env/DAMASK.sh b/env/DAMASK.sh
index bd26a3ebb..fa2c8db25 100644
--- a/env/DAMASK.sh
+++ b/env/DAMASK.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$PS1" ]; then
 fi
 
 export DAMASK_NUM_THREADS
-export PYTHONPATH=$DAMASK_ROOT/lib:$PYTHONPATH
+export PYTHONPATH=$DAMASK_ROOT/python:$PYTHONPATH
 
 for var in BASE STAT SOLVER PROCESSING FREE DAMASK_BIN BRANCH; do
   unset "${var}"
diff --git a/env/DAMASK.zsh b/env/DAMASK.zsh
index 4d5a1e47d..61b9c89f9 100644
--- a/env/DAMASK.zsh
+++ b/env/DAMASK.zsh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$PS1" ]; then
 fi
 
 export DAMASK_NUM_THREADS
-export PYTHONPATH=$DAMASK_ROOT/lib:$PYTHONPATH
+export PYTHONPATH=$DAMASK_ROOT/python:$PYTHONPATH
 
 for var in BASE STAT SOLVER PROCESSING FREE DAMASK_BIN BRANCH; do
   unset "${var}"
diff --git a/lib/damask/.gitignore b/python/damask/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/.gitignore
rename to python/damask/.gitignore
diff --git a/lib/damask/__init__.py b/python/damask/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/__init__.py
rename to python/damask/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/asciitable.py b/python/damask/asciitable.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/asciitable.py
rename to python/damask/asciitable.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/colormaps.py b/python/damask/colormaps.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/colormaps.py
rename to python/damask/colormaps.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/config/__init__.py b/python/damask/config/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/config/__init__.py
rename to python/damask/config/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/config/material.py b/python/damask/config/material.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/config/material.py
rename to python/damask/config/material.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/environment.py b/python/damask/environment.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/environment.py
rename to python/damask/environment.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/geometry/__init__.py b/python/damask/geometry/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/geometry/__init__.py
rename to python/damask/geometry/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/geometry/geometry.py b/python/damask/geometry/geometry.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/geometry/geometry.py
rename to python/damask/geometry/geometry.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/geometry/marc.py b/python/damask/geometry/marc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/geometry/marc.py
rename to python/damask/geometry/marc.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/geometry/spectral.py b/python/damask/geometry/spectral.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/geometry/spectral.py
rename to python/damask/geometry/spectral.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/orientation.py b/python/damask/orientation.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/orientation.py
rename to python/damask/orientation.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/result.py b/python/damask/result.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/result.py
rename to python/damask/result.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/result/marc2vtk.py b/python/damask/result/marc2vtk.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/result/marc2vtk.py
rename to python/damask/result/marc2vtk.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/__init__.py b/python/damask/solver/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/solver/__init__.py
rename to python/damask/solver/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py b/python/damask/solver/abaqus.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/solver/abaqus.py
rename to python/damask/solver/abaqus.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/marc.py b/python/damask/solver/marc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/solver/marc.py
rename to python/damask/solver/marc.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/solver.py b/python/damask/solver/solver.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/solver/solver.py
rename to python/damask/solver/solver.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/spectral.py b/python/damask/solver/spectral.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/solver/spectral.py
rename to python/damask/solver/spectral.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/test/__init__.py b/python/damask/test/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/test/__init__.py
rename to python/damask/test/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/test/test.py b/python/damask/test/test.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/test/test.py
rename to python/damask/test/test.py
diff --git a/lib/damask/util.py b/python/damask/util.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/damask/util.py
rename to python/damask/util.py