diff --git a/clint/textui/__init__.py b/clint/textui/__init__.py
index 18bf30b..c7a8ff2 100644
--- a/clint/textui/__init__.py
+++ b/clint/textui/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from . import colored
 from .core import *
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