diff --git a/python/openEMS/__init__.py b/python/openEMS/__init__.py
index e69de29..fb1ddb9 100644
--- a/python/openEMS/__init__.py
+++ b/python/openEMS/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Shortcut openEMS import
+from openEMS.openEMS import openEMS