diff --git a/clog/__init__.py b/clog/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0faf7a4..0000000
--- a/clog/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from ._logger import Logger
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/clog/__init__.py b/src/clog/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b28c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clog/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from clog._logger import Logger
diff --git a/clog/__version__.py b/src/clog/__version__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from clog/__version__.py
rename to src/clog/__version__.py
diff --git a/clog/_logger.py b/src/clog/_logger.py
similarity index 99%
rename from clog/_logger.py
rename to src/clog/_logger.py
index 71ca6f7..fd2085b 100644
--- a/clog/_logger.py
+++ b/src/clog/_logger.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
         _frame = sys._getframe(2) if sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name in \
             dir(Logger) else sys._getframe(1)
         ## get the executing filename of where log was called
-        _fname = _frame.f_code.co_filename.removeprefix(
+        _fname = _frame.f_code.co_filename.lstrip(
             os.getcwd()).strip('\\/')
         ## generate new header for log file and construct new message
         _val = [*map(str, value)] # convert all objects to string
@@ -368,4 +368,4 @@ class Logger:     # class redeclaration & initialisation
             ## reset the colour sequence back to normal
             print(printfmt.Colours.NORMAL, end=e, file=Logger.__stdpipe, flush=flsh)
         else:
-            print(*msg, sep=s, end=e, file=Logger.__stdpipe, flush=flsh) # type: ignore
\ No newline at end of file
+            print(*msg, sep=s, end=e, file=Logger.__stdpipe, flush=flsh) # type: ignore
diff --git a/clog/utils/__init__.py b/src/clog/utils/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from clog/utils/__init__.py
rename to src/clog/utils/__init__.py
diff --git a/clog/utils/common.py b/src/clog/utils/common.py
similarity index 100%
rename from clog/utils/common.py
rename to src/clog/utils/common.py
diff --git a/clog/utils/printfmt.py b/src/clog/utils/printfmt.py
similarity index 100%
rename from clog/utils/printfmt.py
rename to src/clog/utils/printfmt.py