diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3afa929..533609f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ build/
 
 # ignore CLion builds
 cmake-build-*/
+
+xdm_bdl.egg-info
+*.so
+src/python/xdm_bdl.py
+dist
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f462fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from setuptools import setup, Extension, find_packages
+from setuptools.command.install_scripts import install_scripts
+from setuptools.command.develop import develop
+import os
+
+XDM_VERSION = "2.4.0"
+
+def set_xdm_version():
+    source_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+            "src", "python", "xdm.py.in")
+    with open(source_file, 'r') as fi:
+        src_data = fi.read()
+    target_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+            "src", "python", "xdm_bdl.py")
+    with open(target_file, 'w') as fo:
+        fo.write(src_data.replace(
+            "@XDM_MAJOR_VERSION@.@XDM_MINOR_VERSION@.@XDM_PATCH_VERSION@",
+            XDM_VERSION))
+
+class install_xdm(install_scripts):
+    def run(self):
+        set_xdm_version()
+        install_scripts.run(self)
+
+class develop_xdm(develop):
+    def run(self):
+        set_xdm_version()
+        develop.run(self)
+
+setup(  name = 'xdm_bdl',
+        version = XDM_VERSION,
+        description = 'Xyce(TM) XDM Netlist Translator',
+        author = 'National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC',
+        ext_modules = [
+            Extension('XdmRapidXmlReader',
+                include_dirs = ['src/c_boost/xml/rapidxml/rapidxml-1.13'],
+                libraries = ['boost_python3-mt'],
+                sources = ['src/c_boost/xml/xdm_rapid.cpp']),
+            Extension('SpiritExprCommon',
+                libraries = ['boost_python3-mt'],
+                sources = ['src/c_boost/expr/expr_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/expr/hspice_expr_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/expr/spectre_expr_parser_interface.cpp']),
+            Extension('SpiritCommon',
+                libraries = ['boost_python3-mt'],
+                sources = ['src/c_boost/xyce/parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/xyce/xyce_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/xyce/hspice_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/xyce/spectre_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/xyce/pspice_parser_interface.cpp',
+                    'src/c_boost/xyce/tspice_parser_interface.cpp'])
+                ],
+        package_dir={'': 'src/python'},
+        packages=find_packages(where='src/python'),
+        package_data={'': ['schema/*.xml'],},
+        scripts=['src/python/xdm_bdl.py'],
+        cmdclass={'install_scripts': install_xdm, 'develop': develop_xdm},
+        )
diff --git a/src/python/xdm.py.in b/src/python/xdm.py.in
index 713e80f..a06b6eb 100644
--- a/src/python/xdm.py.in
+++ b/src/python/xdm.py.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import types
 #  from copy import deepcopy
 #  from collections import OrderedDict
 #  from pprint import pformat
+import xdm
 from xdm.errorHandling.CallCount import CallCount
 from xdm.index.DEVICES_INDEX import DEVICES_INDEX
 from xdm.index.SRC_LINE_INDEX import SRC_LINE_INDEX
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ def get_value(current_device):
         return 'Unknown'
 
 
-base_path = execDirName
+base_path = os.path.dirname(xdm.__file__)
 xdm_mod_date = str(modification_date(sys.executable))
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -214,12 +215,14 @@ origin_combine_off_dict = {
     'spectre': True
 }
 
+xml_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(xdm.inout.xml.__file__), "schema/")
+
 xml_files = {
-    'xyce': os.path.join(base_path, "xyce.xml"),
-    'pspice': os.path.join(base_path, "pspice.xml"),
-    'hspice': os.path.join(base_path, "hspice.xml"),
-    'tspice': os.path.join(base_path, "tspice.xml"),
-    'spectre': os.path.join(base_path, "spectre.xml")
+    'xyce': os.path.join(xml_path, "xyce.xml"),
+    'pspice': os.path.join(xml_path, "pspice.xml"),
+    'hspice': os.path.join(xml_path, "hspice.xml"),
+    'tspice': os.path.join(xml_path, "tspice.xml"),
+    'spectre': os.path.join(xml_path, "spectre.xml")
 }
 
 pspice_xml = xml_files['pspice']