diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d0e6ea..b24363a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ find_package(fmt REQUIRED)
 #-----------------------------------------
 # add the library sub directories
 add_subdirectory(src/plugins)
-add_subdirectory(src/dd4pod)
+add_subdirectory(src/python)
 add_subdirectory(src/geocad)
 add_subdirectory(src/config)
 add_subdirectory(src/tools)
diff --git a/src/dd4pod/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 89%
rename from src/dd4pod/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 128a9c7..66ea247 100644
--- a/src/dd4pod/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 configure_file(
-    python/npsim.in
+    npsim.in
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/npsim
     )
 install(FILES
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ install(FILES
   DESTINATION bin
   )
 install(PROGRAMS
-  python/npsim.py
+  npsim.py
   DESTINATION bin
   )
diff --git a/src/dd4pod/python/npsim.in b/src/python/npsim.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dd4pod/python/npsim.in
rename to src/python/npsim.in
diff --git a/src/dd4pod/python/npsim.py b/src/python/npsim.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dd4pod/python/npsim.py
rename to src/python/npsim.py