diff --git a/wexpect/__init__.py b/wexpect_venv/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wexpect/__init__.py
rename to wexpect_venv/__init__.py
diff --git a/wexpect/__main__.py b/wexpect_venv/__main__.py
similarity index 96%
rename from wexpect/__main__.py
rename to wexpect_venv/__main__.py
index abc8eb5..d0fb822 100644
--- a/wexpect/__main__.py
+++ b/wexpect_venv/__main__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import sys
 import logging
 import traceback
 
-import wexpect.console_reader as console_reader
-import wexpect.wexpect_util as wexpect_util
+import wexpect_venv.console_reader as console_reader
+import wexpect_venv.wexpect_util as wexpect_util
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('wexpect')
diff --git a/wexpect/console_reader.py b/wexpect_venv/console_reader.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wexpect/console_reader.py
rename to wexpect_venv/console_reader.py
diff --git a/wexpect/host.py b/wexpect_venv/host.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wexpect/host.py
rename to wexpect_venv/host.py
diff --git a/wexpect/legacy_wexpect.py b/wexpect_venv/legacy_wexpect.py
similarity index 99%
rename from wexpect/legacy_wexpect.py
rename to wexpect_venv/legacy_wexpect.py
index 45607d4..e4b5b4e 100644
--- a/wexpect/legacy_wexpect.py
+++ b/wexpect_venv/legacy_wexpect.py
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ class Wtty:
         commandLine = '"%s" %s "%s"' % (python_executable,
                                         ' '.join(pyargs),
                                         f"import sys; sys.path = {spath} + sys.path;"
-                                        f"args = {args}; import wexpect;"
+                                        f"args = {args}; import wexpect_venv as wexpect;"
                                         f"wexpect.ConsoleReader(wexpect.join_args(args), {pid}, {tid}, cp={cp}, logdir={logdir})"
                                         )
 
diff --git a/wexpect/wexpect_util.py b/wexpect_venv/wexpect_util.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wexpect/wexpect_util.py
rename to wexpect_venv/wexpect_util.py