diff --git a/source/python/.gitignore b/source/python/.gitignore
index 6e03b6d3..fb6f6f4d 100644
--- a/source/python/.gitignore
+++ b/source/python/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 *.pyc
 astronomy_engine.egg-info/
 dist/
-astronomy/__init__.py
diff --git a/source/python/astronomy/.gitignore b/source/python/astronomy/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f4b48fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/python/astronomy/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+astronomy.py
diff --git a/source/python/astronomy/__init__.py b/source/python/astronomy/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a51b00b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/python/astronomy/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Astronomy Engine module initializer by Don Cross <cosinekitty@gmail.com>.
+
+# Pull Astronomy Engine's public symbols into module scope.
+from .astronomy import *
+
+# Delete the redundant nested module namespace.
+del astronomy
diff --git a/source/python/publish b/source/python/publish
index bbfceac4..2a50ac94 100755
--- a/source/python/publish
+++ b/source/python/publish
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-mkdir -pv astronomy || exit $?
-rm -f dist/* astronomy/*
-cp -v astronomy.py astronomy/__init__.py || exit $?
+rm -f dist/*
+cp -v astronomy.py astronomy/astronomy.py || exit $?
 python3 -m build || exit $?
 python3 -m twine upload --repository astronomy-engine dist/* || exit $?
 exit 0
diff --git a/source/python/setup.py b/source/python/setup.py
index af7bf3e6..83103236 100644
--- a/source/python/setup.py
+++ b/source/python/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name='astronomy-engine',
-    version='2.0.15',
+    version='2.0.16',
     description='Astronomy calculation for Sun, Moon, and planets.',
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',