diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..709a95e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# spec is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..709a95e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# spec is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..709a95e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# spec is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..709a95e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# spec is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c2b6535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# pyln is a namespace package
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)