diff --git a/bw2data/__init__.py b/bw2data/__init__.py
index 1b78fb43..cf22d27e 100644
--- a/bw2data/__init__.py
+++ b/bw2data/__init__.py
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 
 __version__ = (4, 0, "dev52")
 
-from .configuration import config, labels
-from .project import projects
-from .utils import set_data_dir
-from .meta import (
+from bw2data.configuration import config, labels
+from bw2data.project import projects
+from bw2data.utils import set_data_dir
+from bw2data.meta import (
     dynamic_calculation_setups,
     calculation_setups,
     databases,
@@ -66,21 +66,21 @@
 # Backwards compatibility - preferable to access ``preferences`` directly
 config.p = preferences
 
-from .serialization import JsonWrapper
-from .database import DatabaseChooser as Database
-from .utils import get_activity, get_node
-from .data_store import DataStore, ProcessedDataStore
-from .method import Method
-from .search import Searcher, IndexManager
-from .weighting_normalization import Weighting, Normalization
-from .backends import convert_backend, get_id, Node, Edge
-from .compat import prepare_lca_inputs, Mapping, get_multilca_data_objs
-from .backends.wurst_extraction import extract_brightway_databases
+from bw2data.serialization import JsonWrapper
+from bw2data.database import DatabaseChooser as Database
+from bw2data.utils import get_activity, get_node
+from bw2data.data_store import DataStore, ProcessedDataStore
+from bw2data.method import Method
+from bw2data.search import Searcher, IndexManager
+from bw2data.weighting_normalization import Weighting, Normalization
+from bw2data.backends import convert_backend, get_id, Node, Edge
+from bw2data.compat import prepare_lca_inputs, Mapping, get_multilca_data_objs
+from bw2data.backends.wurst_extraction import extract_brightway_databases
 
 mapping = Mapping()
 
-from .updates import Updates
-from .parameters import parameters
+from bw2data.updates import Updates
+from bw2data.parameters import parameters
 
 Updates.check_status()
 
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/__init__.py b/bw2data/backends/__init__.py
index d580e67f..1051008e 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/__init__.py
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import os
 
-from .. import config
-from ..project import projects
-from ..sqlite import SubstitutableDatabase
-from .schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, get_id
+from bw2data import config
+from bw2data.project import projects
+from bw2data.sqlite import SubstitutableDatabase
+from bw2data.backends.schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, get_id
 
 sqlite3_lci_db = SubstitutableDatabase(
     projects.dir / "lci" / "databases.db",
     [ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset],
 )
 
-from .base import SQLiteBackend
-from .proxies import Activity, Exchange
-from .utils import convert_backend
+from bw2data.backends.base import SQLiteBackend
+from bw2data.backends.proxies import Activity, Exchange
+from bw2data.backends.utils import convert_backend
 
 config.sqlite3_databases.append(
     (
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/base.py b/bw2data/backends/base.py
index df42056a..2d2fd33e 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/base.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/base.py
@@ -15,29 +15,29 @@
 from peewee import JOIN, DoesNotExist, fn
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
-from .. import config, databases, geomapping
-from ..configuration import labels
-from ..data_store import ProcessedDataStore
-from ..errors import (
+from bw2data import config, databases, geomapping
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.data_store import ProcessedDataStore
+from bw2data.errors import (
     DuplicateNode,
     InvalidExchange,
     UnknownObject,
     UntypedExchange,
     WrongDatabase,
 )
-from ..query import Query
-from ..search import IndexManager, Searcher
-from ..utils import as_uncertainty_dict, get_geocollection, get_node
-from . import sqlite3_lci_db
-from .proxies import Activity
-from .schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, get_id
-from .typos import (
+from bw2data.query import Query
+from bw2data.search import IndexManager, Searcher
+from bw2data.utils import as_uncertainty_dict, get_geocollection, get_node
+from bw2data.backends import sqlite3_lci_db
+from bw2data.backends.proxies import Activity
+from bw2data.backends.schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, get_id
+from bw2data.backends.typos import (
     check_activity_keys,
     check_activity_type,
     check_exchange_keys,
     check_exchange_type,
 )
-from .utils import (
+from bw2data.backends.utils import (
     check_exchange,
     dict_as_activitydataset,
     dict_as_exchangedataset,
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ def delete(self, keep_params=False, warn=True, vacuum=True):
         IndexManager(self.filename).delete_database()
 
         if not keep_params:
-            from ..parameters import (
+            from bw2data.parameters import (
                 ActivityParameter,
                 DatabaseParameter,
                 ParameterizedExchange,
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ def edges_to_dataframe(
         Returns a pandas ``DataFrame``.
 
         """
-        from .wurst_extraction import extract_brightway_databases
+        from bw2data.backends.wurst_extraction import extract_brightway_databases
 
         result = []
 
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/iotable/__init__.py b/bw2data/backends/iotable/__init__.py
index 9de0adc5..c1649000 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/iotable/__init__.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/iotable/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from .backend import IOTableBackend
+from bw2data.backends.iotable.backend import IOTableBackend
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/iotable/backend.py b/bw2data/backends/iotable/backend.py
index cce73462..e688a23c 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/iotable/backend.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/iotable/backend.py
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import datetime
 import functools
-import itertools
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 from bw_processing import clean_datapackage_name, create_datapackage
 from fsspec.implementations.zip import ZipFileSystem
-from tqdm import tqdm
 
-from ... import config, databases, geomapping
-from ...configuration import labels
-from .. import SQLiteBackend
-from .proxies import IOTableActivity, IOTableExchanges
+from bw2data import config, databases, geomapping
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.backends import SQLiteBackend
+from bw2data.backends.iotable.proxies import IOTableActivity, IOTableExchanges
 
 
 class IOTableBackend(SQLiteBackend):
@@ -146,11 +144,11 @@ def edges_to_dataframe(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
         Returns a pandas ``DataFrame``.
 
         """
-        from ... import get_activity
+        from bw2data import get_node
 
         @functools.lru_cache(10000)
         def cached_lookup(id_):
-            return get_activity(id=id_)
+            return get_node(id=id_)
 
         print("Retrieving metadata")
         activities = {o.id: o for o in self}
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/iotable/proxies.py b/bw2data/backends/iotable/proxies.py
index d83fd0e0..174f7587 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/iotable/proxies.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/iotable/proxies.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 import numpy as np
 from bw_processing import Datapackage
 
-from ...configuration import labels
-from ...errors import InvalidDatapackage
-from ...utils import get_node
-from ..proxies import Activity, Exchange, Exchanges
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.errors import InvalidDatapackage
+from bw2data.utils import get_node
+from bw2data.backends.proxies import Activity, Exchange, Exchanges
 
 
 class ReadOnlyExchange(Mapping):
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def rp_exchange(self):
         raise ValueError("Not defined for IO Table activities")
 
     def _get_correct_db_backend(self):
-        from ...database import DatabaseChooser
+        from bw2data.database import DatabaseChooser
 
         db = DatabaseChooser(self["database"])
         if db.backend != "iotable":
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/proxies.py b/bw2data/backends/proxies.py
index a166a7b4..4ff8d8d5 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/proxies.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/proxies.py
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 
-from .. import databases, geomapping
-from ..configuration import labels
-from ..errors import ValidityError
-from ..proxies import ActivityProxyBase, ExchangeProxyBase
-from ..search import IndexManager
-from . import sqlite3_lci_db
-from .schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset
-from .typos import (
+from bw2data import databases, geomapping
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.errors import ValidityError
+from bw2data.proxies import ActivityProxyBase, ExchangeProxyBase
+from bw2data.search import IndexManager
+from bw2data.backends import sqlite3_lci_db
+from bw2data.backends.schema import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset
+from bw2data.backends.typos import (
     check_activity_keys,
     check_activity_type,
     check_exchange_keys,
     check_exchange_type,
 )
-from .utils import dict_as_activitydataset, dict_as_exchangedataset
+from bw2data.backends.utils import dict_as_activitydataset, dict_as_exchangedataset
 
 
 class Exchanges(Iterable):
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ def key(self):
         return (self.get("database"), self.get("code"))
 
     def delete(self):
-        from .. import Database
-        from ..parameters import ActivityParameter, ParameterizedExchange
+        from bw2data import Database
+        from bw2data.parameters import ActivityParameter, ParameterizedExchange
 
         try:
             ap = ActivityParameter.get(database=self[0], code=self[1])
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def save(self):
         >>> activity.save()
         Saves the activity if it's valid, otherwise raises ValidityError.
         """
-        from .. import Database
+        from bw2data import Database
 
         if not self.valid():
             raise ValidityError(
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def _change_code(self, new_code):
             ).execute()
 
         if databases[self["database"]].get("searchable"):
-            from .. import Database
+            from bw2data import Database
 
             IndexManager(Database(self["database"]).filename).delete_dataset(self)
             self._data["code"] = new_code
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def _change_database(self, new_database):
             ).execute()
 
         if databases[self["database"]].get("searchable"):
-            from .. import Database
+            from bw2data import Database
 
             IndexManager(Database(self["database"]).filename).delete_dataset(self)
             self._data["database"] = new_database
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def save(self):
         self._document.save()
 
     def delete(self):
-        from ..parameters import ParameterizedExchange
+        from bw2data.parameters import ParameterizedExchange
 
         ParameterizedExchange.delete().where(
             ParameterizedExchange.exchange == self._document.id
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/schema.py b/bw2data/backends/schema.py
index b8f964b0..daefc56f 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/schema.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/schema.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from peewee import DoesNotExist, Model, TextField
 
-from ..errors import UnknownObject
-from ..sqlite import PickleField
+from bw2data.errors import UnknownObject
+from bw2data.sqlite import PickleField
 
 
 class ActivityDataset(Model):
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/typos.py b/bw2data/backends/typos.py
index 527ae0b8..9d5eb85b 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/typos.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/typos.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Iterable
 
-from ..configuration import typo_settings
+from bw2data.configuration import typo_settings
 
 try:
     from rapidfuzz.distance import DamerauLevenshtein
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     # https://github.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#with-pip
     # Rapidfuzz is not currently available on Emscripten
     # https://github.com/brightway-lca/brightway-live/issues/59
-    from ..string_distance import damerau_levenshtein
+    from bw2data.string_distance import damerau_levenshtein
 
 
 def _check_type(type_value: str, kind: str, valid: Iterable[str]) -> None:
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/utils.py b/bw2data/backends/utils.py
index 1a4db62b..7fba5171 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/utils.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/utils.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
-from .. import config
-from ..configuration import labels
-from ..errors import InvalidExchange, UntypedExchange
-from ..meta import databases, methods
-from .schema import get_id
+from bw2data import config
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.errors import InvalidExchange, UntypedExchange
+from bw2data.meta import databases, methods
+from bw2data.backends.schema import get_id
 
 
 def get_csv_data_dict(ds):
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def convert_backend(database_name, backend):
     if database_name not in databases:
         print("Can't find database {}".format(database_name))
 
-    from ..database import Database
+    from bw2data.database import Database
 
     db = Database(database_name)
     if db.backend == backend:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def replace_cfs(old_key, new_key):
     """Replace ``old_key`` with ``new_key`` in characterization factors.
 
     Returns list of modified methods."""
-    from ..method import Method
+    from bw2data.method import Method
 
     altered_methods = []
     for name in methods:
diff --git a/bw2data/backends/wurst_extraction.py b/bw2data/backends/wurst_extraction.py
index bc716b24..fed78a6e 100644
--- a/bw2data/backends/wurst_extraction.py
+++ b/bw2data/backends/wurst_extraction.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
-from ..configuration import labels
-from ..database import DatabaseChooser
-from . import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, SQLiteBackend
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.database import DatabaseChooser
+from bw2data.backends import ActivityDataset, ExchangeDataset, SQLiteBackend
 
 
 def _list_or_dict(obj):
diff --git a/bw2data/compat.py b/bw2data/compat.py
index ea955fdc..4dcc697f 100644
--- a/bw2data/compat.py
+++ b/bw2data/compat.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from bw_processing.datapackage import DatapackageBase
 
-from . import (
+from bw2data import (
     Database,
     Method,
     Normalization,
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
     projects,
     weightings,
 )
-from .backends.schema import ActivityDataset as AD
-from .backends.schema import get_id
-from .errors import Brightway2Project, UnknownObject
+from bw2data.backends.schema import ActivityDataset as AD
+from bw2data.backends.schema import get_id
+from bw2data.errors import Brightway2Project, UnknownObject
 
 
 class Mapping:
diff --git a/bw2data/data_store.py b/bw2data/data_store.py
index 153fb7bf..37e8d6db 100644
--- a/bw2data/data_store.py
+++ b/bw2data/data_store.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 )
 from fsspec.implementations.zip import ZipFileSystem
 
-from . import projects
-from .errors import MissingIntermediateData, UnknownObject
-from .fatomic import open as atomic_open
+from bw2data import projects
+from bw2data.errors import MissingIntermediateData, UnknownObject
+from bw2data.fatomic import open as atomic_open
 
 
 class DataStore:
diff --git a/bw2data/database.py b/bw2data/database.py
index 5c850e0e..07a062e6 100644
--- a/bw2data/database.py
+++ b/bw2data/database.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from . import databases
-from .data_store import ProcessedDataStore
+from bw2data import databases
+from bw2data.data_store import ProcessedDataStore
 
 
 def DatabaseChooser(name: str, backend: str = "sqlite") -> ProcessedDataStore:
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def DatabaseChooser(name: str, backend: str = "sqlite") -> ProcessedDataStore:
     Database types are specified in `databases[database_name]['backend']`.
 
     """
-    from .subclass_mapping import DATABASE_BACKEND_MAPPING
+    from bw2data.subclass_mapping import DATABASE_BACKEND_MAPPING
 
     if name in databases:
         backend = databases[name].get("backend") or backend
diff --git a/bw2data/ia_data_store.py b/bw2data/ia_data_store.py
index 2f72b305..6c8f2718 100644
--- a/bw2data/ia_data_store.py
+++ b/bw2data/ia_data_store.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from bw_processing import safe_filename
 
-from .data_store import ProcessedDataStore
+from bw2data.data_store import ProcessedDataStore
 
 
 def abbreviate(names, length=8):
diff --git a/bw2data/logs.py b/bw2data/logs.py
index 4a222380..51008e32 100644
--- a/bw2data/logs.py
+++ b/bw2data/logs.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import uuid
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
 
-from . import config, projects
-from .utils import create_in_memory_zipfile_from_directory, random_string
+from bw2data import config, projects
+from bw2data.utils import create_in_memory_zipfile_from_directory, random_string
 
 try:
     import anyjson
diff --git a/bw2data/meta.py b/bw2data/meta.py
index 3eb453d7..4f899bb3 100644
--- a/bw2data/meta.py
+++ b/bw2data/meta.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 
-from .serialization import CompoundJSONDict, PickledDict, SerializedDict
+from bw2data.serialization import CompoundJSONDict, PickledDict, SerializedDict
 
 
 class GeoMapping(PickledDict):
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def set_dirty(self, database):
             self.flush()
 
     def clean(self):
-        from . import Database
+        from bw2data import Database
 
         def _clean():
             for x in self:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def _clean():
             return _clean()
 
     def __delitem__(self, name):
-        from . import Database
+        from bw2data import Database
 
         try:
             Database(name).delete(warn=False)
diff --git a/bw2data/method.py b/bw2data/method.py
index a66fdc63..786c7364 100644
--- a/bw2data/method.py
+++ b/bw2data/method.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from . import config, geomapping, methods
-from .backends.schema import get_id
-from .errors import UnknownObject
-from .ia_data_store import ImpactAssessmentDataStore
-from .utils import as_uncertainty_dict, get_geocollection
-from .validate import ia_validator
+from bw2data import config, geomapping, methods
+from bw2data.backends.schema import get_id
+from bw2data.errors import UnknownObject
+from bw2data.ia_data_store import ImpactAssessmentDataStore
+from bw2data.utils import as_uncertainty_dict, get_geocollection
+from bw2data.validate import ia_validator
 
 
 class Method(ImpactAssessmentDataStore):
diff --git a/bw2data/parameters.py b/bw2data/parameters.py
index 9a82bfc2..dd618f28 100644
--- a/bw2data/parameters.py
+++ b/bw2data/parameters.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     TextField,
 )
 
-from . import config, databases, get_activity, projects
-from .backends.schema import ExchangeDataset
-from .sqlite import PickleField, SubstitutableDatabase
+from bw2data import config, databases, get_activity, projects
+from bw2data.backends.schema import ExchangeDataset
+from bw2data.sqlite import PickleField, SubstitutableDatabase
 
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34544784/arbitrary-string-to-valid-python-name
 clean = lambda x: re.sub(r"\W|^(?=\d)", "_", x)
diff --git a/bw2data/project.py b/bw2data/project.py
index ed951429..d3267370 100644
--- a/bw2data/project.py
+++ b/bw2data/project.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import shutil
-import tempfile
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -11,10 +10,10 @@
 from peewee import SQL, BooleanField, DoesNotExist, Model, TextField
 from platformdirs import PlatformDirs
 
-from . import config
-from .filesystem import create_dir
-from .sqlite import PickleField, SubstitutableDatabase
-from .utils import maybe_path
+from bw2data import config
+from bw2data.filesystem import create_dir
+from bw2data.sqlite import PickleField, SubstitutableDatabase
+from bw2data.utils import maybe_path
 
 READ_ONLY_PROJECT = """
 ***Read only project***
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ def set_current(self, name, writable=True, update=True):
 
     def _do_automatic_updates(self):
         """Run any available automatic updates"""
-        from .updates import Updates
+        from bw2data.updates import Updates
 
         for update_name in Updates.check_automatic_updates():
             print("Applying automatic update: {}".format(update_name))
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ def migrate_project_25(self):
         Reprocesses all databases and LCIA objects."""
         assert not self.twofive, "Project is already 2.5 compatible"
 
-        from .updates import Updates
+        from bw2data.updates import Updates
 
         Updates()._reprocess_all()
 
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ def report(self):
 
         Returns tuples of ``(project name, number of databases, size of all databases (GB))``.
         """
-        from . import databases
+        from bw2data import databases
 
         _current = self.current
         data = []
diff --git a/bw2data/proxies.py b/bw2data/proxies.py
index 9e464a94..7be56a4e 100644
--- a/bw2data/proxies.py
+++ b/bw2data/proxies.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 from stats_arrays import uncertainty_choices
 
-from . import databases
-from .errors import InvalidExchange
-from .utils import get_activity
+from bw2data import databases
+from bw2data.errors import InvalidExchange
+from bw2data.utils import get_activity
 
 
 class ProxyBase(MutableMapping):
diff --git a/bw2data/search/__init__.py b/bw2data/search/__init__.py
index 7ac61b8a..9fb7a0b3 100644
--- a/bw2data/search/__init__.py
+++ b/bw2data/search/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from .indices import IndexManager
-from .search import Searcher
+from bw2data.search.indices import IndexManager
+from bw2data.search.search import Searcher
diff --git a/bw2data/search/indices.py b/bw2data/search/indices.py
index 56447a5c..411a3d7d 100644
--- a/bw2data/search/indices.py
+++ b/bw2data/search/indices.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 from playhouse.sqlite_ext import SqliteExtDatabase
 
-from .. import projects
-from .schema import BW2Schema
+from bw2data import projects
+from bw2data.search.schema import BW2Schema
 
 MODELS = (BW2Schema,)
 
diff --git a/bw2data/search/search.py b/bw2data/search/search.py
index 36bf85a8..4510d2f4 100644
--- a/bw2data/search/search.py
+++ b/bw2data/search/search.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import peewee
 
-from .indices import IndexManager
+from bw2data.search.indices import IndexManager
 
 
 def keysplit(strng):
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def search(
         mask=None,
         node_class=None,
     ):
-        from .. import get_activity
+        from bw2data import get_node
 
         lowercase = lambda x: x.lower() if hasattr(x, "lower") else x
         string = lowercase(string)
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ def search(
         if proxy and facet is not None:
             return {
                 key: [
-                    get_activity(
-                        key=(obj["database"], obj["code"]), node_class=node_class
+                    get_node(
+                        database=obj["database"], code=obj["code"], node_class=node_class
                     )
                     for obj in value
                 ]
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def search(
             }
         elif proxy:
             return [
-                get_activity(key=(obj["database"], obj["code"]), node_class=node_class)
+                get_node(database=obj["database"], code=obj["code"], node_class=node_class)
                 for obj in results
             ]
         else:
diff --git a/bw2data/serialization.py b/bw2data/serialization.py
index 7ba2400f..b6c703db 100644
--- a/bw2data/serialization.py
+++ b/bw2data/serialization.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 from time import time
 
-from . import projects
-from .errors import PickleError
-from .fatomic import open as atomic_open
-from .utils import maybe_path
+from bw2data import projects
+from bw2data.errors import PickleError
+from bw2data.fatomic import open as atomic_open
+from bw2data.utils import maybe_path
 
 try:
     import anyjson
diff --git a/bw2data/subclass_mapping.py b/bw2data/subclass_mapping.py
index 1eb49418..a88d0bc9 100644
--- a/bw2data/subclass_mapping.py
+++ b/bw2data/subclass_mapping.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from .backends import Activity, SQLiteBackend
-from .backends.iotable import IOTableBackend
-from .backends.iotable.proxies import IOTableActivity
+from bw2data.backends import Activity, SQLiteBackend
+from bw2data.backends.iotable import IOTableBackend
+from bw2data.backends.iotable.proxies import IOTableActivity
 
 DATABASE_BACKEND_MAPPING = {"sqlite": SQLiteBackend, "iotable": IOTableBackend}
 
diff --git a/bw2data/tests.py b/bw2data/tests.py
index 822506bb..fbfc8306 100644
--- a/bw2data/tests.py
+++ b/bw2data/tests.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 import wrapt
 
-from . import config, databases, geomapping, methods
-from .parameters import parameters
-from .project import projects
+from bw2data import config, databases, geomapping, methods
+from bw2data.parameters import parameters
+from bw2data.project import projects
 
 
 class BW2DataTest(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/bw2data/updates.py b/bw2data/updates.py
index 16eeaed9..c6b6e5fc 100644
--- a/bw2data/updates.py
+++ b/bw2data/updates.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from bw_processing import safe_filename
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
-from . import (
+from bw2data import (
     Database,
     Method,
     Normalization,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     projects,
     weightings,
 )
-from .backends import sqlite3_lci_db
+from bw2data.backends import sqlite3_lci_db
 
 hash_re = re.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9]{32}$")
 is_hash = lambda x: bool(hash_re.match(x))
diff --git a/bw2data/utils.py b/bw2data/utils.py
index a4ffd625..15302b4d 100644
--- a/bw2data/utils.py
+++ b/bw2data/utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 
 import stats_arrays as sa
 
-from .configuration import labels
-from .errors import MultipleResults, NotFound, UnknownObject, ValidityError
-from .fatomic import open
+from bw2data.configuration import labels
+from bw2data.errors import MultipleResults, NotFound, UnknownObject, ValidityError
+from bw2data.fatomic import open
 
 DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://brightway.dev/data/"
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def combine_methods(name, *ms):
         The new Method instance.
 
     """
-    from . import Method, methods
+    from bw2data import Method, methods
 
     data = {}
     units = set([methods[tuple(x)]["unit"] for x in ms])
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ def merge_databases(parent_db, other):
     ``parent_db`` and ``other`` should be the names of databases.
 
     Doesn't return anything."""
-    from . import databases
-    from .backends import (
+    from bw2data import databases
+    from bw2data.backends import (
         ActivityDataset,
         ExchangeDataset,
         SQLiteBackend,
         sqlite3_lci_db,
     )
-    from .database import Database
+    from bw2data.database import Database
 
     assert parent_db in databases
     assert other in databases
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def download_file(filename, directory="downloads", url=None):
         The path of the created file.
 
     """
-    from . import projects
+    from bw2data import projects
 
     assert isinstance(directory, str), "`directory` must be a string"
     dirpath = projects.request_directory(directory)
@@ -321,26 +321,10 @@ def set_data_dir(dirpath, permanent=True):
 
 
 def switch_data_directory(dirpath):
-    from .projects import ProjectDataset, SubstitutableDatabase
-
-    if dirpath == bw.projects._base_data_dir:
-        print("dirpath already loaded")
-        return
-    try:
-        assert os.path.isdir(dirpath)
-        bw.projects._base_data_dir = dirpath
-        bw.projects._base_logs_dir = os.path.join(dirpath, "logs")
-        # create folder if it does not yet exist
-        if not os.path.isdir(bw.projects._base_logs_dir):
-            os.mkdir(bw.projects._base_logs_dir)
-        # load new brightway directory
-        bw.projects.db = SubstitutableDatabase(
-            os.path.join(bw.projects._base_data_dir, "projects.db"), [ProjectDataset]
-        )
-        print("Loaded brightway2 data directory: {}".format(bw.projects._base_data_dir))
-
-    except AssertionError:
-        print('Could not access directory specified "dirpath"')
+    warnings.warn(
+        "`switch_data_directory` is deprecated; use `projects.change_base_directories`.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+    )
 
 
 def create_in_memory_zipfile_from_directory(path):
@@ -360,9 +344,9 @@ def create_in_memory_zipfile_from_directory(path):
 
 
 def get_node(**kwargs):
-    from . import databases
-    from .backends import ActivityDataset as AD
-    from .subclass_mapping import NODE_PROCESS_CLASS_MAPPING
+    from bw2data import databases
+    from bw2data.backends import ActivityDataset as AD
+    from bw2data.subclass_mapping import NODE_PROCESS_CLASS_MAPPING
 
     def node_class(database_name):
         return NODE_PROCESS_CLASS_MAPPING[
@@ -416,7 +400,7 @@ def get_activity(key=None, **kwargs):
     """Support multiple ways to get exactly one activity node.
 
     ``key`` can be an integer or a key tuple."""
-    from .backends import Activity
+    from bw2data.backends import Activity
 
     # Includes subclasses
     if isinstance(key, Activity):
diff --git a/bw2data/weighting_normalization.py b/bw2data/weighting_normalization.py
index e1ae6953..2a4d9bde 100644
--- a/bw2data/weighting_normalization.py
+++ b/bw2data/weighting_normalization.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from .backends.schema import get_id
-from .ia_data_store import ImpactAssessmentDataStore
-from .meta import normalizations, weightings
-from .utils import as_uncertainty_dict
-from .validate import normalization_validator, weighting_validator
+from bw2data.backends.schema import get_id
+from bw2data.ia_data_store import ImpactAssessmentDataStore
+from bw2data.meta import normalizations, weightings
+from bw2data.utils import as_uncertainty_dict
+from bw2data.validate import normalization_validator, weighting_validator
 
 
 class Weighting(ImpactAssessmentDataStore):