diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/__init__.py
index b8dfe3f..fd5a775 100644
--- a/bindings/pylibROM/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
+
 from _pylibROM import *
diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/algo/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/algo/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5facc08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/algo/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
+
+# For other c++ binding modules, change the module name accordingly.
+from _pylibROM.algo import *
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diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c031c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
+
+# For other c++ binding modules, change the module name accordingly.
+from _pylibROM.linalg import *
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diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/svd/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/svd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..745a5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/svd/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
+
+# For other c++ binding modules, change the module name accordingly.
+from _pylibROM.linalg.svd import *
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diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/template.__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/template.__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a5eb24b..0000000
--- a/bindings/pylibROM/linalg/template.__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# If a pure python routine is added to pylibROM.linalg module,
-# rename this file to __init__.py,
-# and either define/import the python routine in this file.
-# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into pylibROM.linalg module.
-
-# For other c++ binding modules, change the module name accordingly.
-from _pylibROM.linalg import *
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diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/mfem/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/mfem/__init__.py
index 623ac31..b772315 100644
--- a/bindings/pylibROM/mfem/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/mfem/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-# __init__.py is needed only for pure python routines.
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
 from .Utilities import ComputeCtAB
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diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/python_utils/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/python_utils/__init__.py
index c126e51..907a981 100644
--- a/bindings/pylibROM/python_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/python_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# __init__.py is needed only for pure python routines.
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
 
 def swigdouble2numpyarray(u_swig, u_size):
     from ctypes import c_double
diff --git a/bindings/pylibROM/utils/__init__.py b/bindings/pylibROM/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64d0a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/pylibROM/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# To add pure python routines to this module,
+# either define/import the python routine in this file.
+# This will combine both c++ bindings/pure python routines into this module.
+
+# For other c++ binding modules, change the module name accordingly.
+from _pylibROM.utils import *
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diff --git a/extern/librom_scalapack.sh b/extern/librom_scalapack.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755