diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e587aea9..6a1aeb88 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared library" ON)
 ## Build Option: when active headers will be installed in the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX/include directory
 option(INSTALL_HEADERS "Installs the header files" ON)
 
-## Build option: enable test set.
-option(ENABLE_TESTS "Build test set." ON)
-
-## Build Option: build executable for the examples
-option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples." ON)
-
 ## Build Option: build documentation
 option(BUILD_DOC "Build documentation." ON)
 
@@ -67,14 +61,6 @@ add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 
 ##############################################################################
 
-if(ENABLE_TESTS)
-    # add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests")
-endif(ENABLE_TESTS)
-
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-    # add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/examples")
-endif(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-
 if(BUILD_DOC)
     # add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc")
 endif(BUILD_DOC)
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 44a9420c..2ac7e420 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ sudo dpkg -i sparsehash_2.0.2-1_amd64.deb
 ### Create a virtual environment with `conda`
 
 ```bash
-conda create -n tyssue python=3.4 numpy scipy
+conda create -n tyssue python=3.4 numpy scipy vispy matplotlib nose
 ## activate the new environment
 source activate tyssue
 ```
diff --git a/src/setup.py.in b/src/setup.py.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3d105a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/setup.py.in
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools import find_packages
+
+DISTNAME = 'tyssue'
+DESCRIPTION = 'tyssue is stronger than Arnold Schwarzenegge'
+LONG_DESCRIPTION = 'tyssue is going to conquer the world soon '
+MAINTAINER = 'Guillaume Gay'
+MAINTAINER_EMAIL = 'gllm.gay@gmail.com'
+URL = 'https://github.com/CellModels/tyssue'
+LICENSE = 'BSD 3-Clause'
+DOWNLOAD_URL = 'https://github.com/CellModels/tyssue.git'
+VERSION = '${Tyssue_VERSION}'
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    setup(
+        name=DISTNAME,
+        description=DESCRIPTION,
+        long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+        maintainer=MAINTAINER,
+        maintainer_email=MAINTAINER_EMAIL,
+        url=URL,
+        license=LICENSE,
+        download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
+        version=VERSION,
+
+        classifiers=["Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+                     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+                     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+                     "Natural Language :: English",
+                     "Operating System :: MacOS",
+                     "Operating System :: Microsoft",
+                     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
+                     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
+                     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
+                     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+                     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Bio-Informatics",
+                     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Image Recognition",
+                     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Medical Science Apps",
+                     ],
+
+        packages=find_packages('${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}'),
+        package_dir={'': '${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}'},
+        zip_safe=False
+    )
diff --git a/src/tyssue/__init__.py b/src/tyssue/__init__.py
index 71a48c01..532dd106 100644
--- a/src/tyssue/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tyssue/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from .core import objects
\ No newline at end of file
+from .core import objects
diff --git a/src/tyssue/core/__init__.py b/src/tyssue/core/__init__.py
index 048ad0cc..57400c02 100644
--- a/src/tyssue/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tyssue/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import sys
-sys.path.append("/home/hadim/local/conda/envs/tyssue/lib/")
+import os
 
-import libtyssue_core as core
+ld_library_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.__file__))
+sys.path.append(ld_library_path)
 
 from .objects import Epithelium, Vertex, Edge, Face, Volume, Cell, test_import
 from libtyssue_core import make_hexagon
diff --git a/src/tyssue/core/objects.py b/src/tyssue/core/objects.py
index 16ce8179..5cb59fa0 100644
--- a/src/tyssue/core/objects.py
+++ b/src/tyssue/core/objects.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 def test_import():
     planet = core.World()
     planet.set('howdy')
-    print(planet.greet())
+    return planet.greet()
 
 
 class Epithelium(core.Epithelium):
diff --git a/src/tyssue/core/tests/__init__.py b/src/tyssue/core/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/tyssue/core/tests/test_objects.py b/src/tyssue/core/tests/test_objects.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e60b7198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tyssue/core/tests/test_objects.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def test_world_import():
+    import tyssue
+    assert tyssue.core.test_import() == "howdy"
diff --git a/src/tyssue/draw/__init__.py b/src/tyssue/draw/__init__.py
index 5d080849..d066521c 100644
--- a/src/tyssue/draw/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tyssue/draw/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-import vispy_draw, mpl_draw
\ No newline at end of file
+from . import vispy_draw
+from . import mpl_draw