diff --git a/zulip/examples/create-user b/zulip/examples/create-user
index f6ec2fb..8f4724b 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/create-user
+++ b/zulip/examples/create-user
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-from os import path
 import argparse
 
 usage = """create-user --new-email=<email address> --new-password=<password> --new-full-name=<full name> --new-short-name=<short name> [options]
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ will be created in your realm.
 Example: create-user --site=http://localhost:9991 --user=rwbarton@example.com --new-email=jarthur@example.com --new-password=random17 --new-full-name 'J. Arthur Random' --new-short-name='jarthur'
 """
 
-sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/edit-message b/zulip/examples/edit-message
index cc28228..0776e91 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/edit-message
+++ b/zulip/examples/edit-message
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """edit-message [options] --message=<msg_id> --subject=<new subject> --content=<new content> --user=<sender's email address> --api-key=<sender's api key>
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ Example: edit-message --message-id="348135" --subject="my subject" --content="te
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/get-presence b/zulip/examples/get-presence
index 10144ea..aa9a849 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/get-presence
+++ b/zulip/examples/get-presence
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-from os import path
 import argparse
 
 usage = """get-presence --email=<email address> [options]
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ usage = """get-presence --email=<email address> [options]
 Get presence data for another user.
 """
 
-sys.path.append(path.join(path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/get-public-streams b/zulip/examples/get-public-streams
index 4ef8f42..b28b24c 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/get-public-streams
+++ b/zulip/examples/get-public-streams
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """get-public-streams --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options]
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ Example: get-public-streams --user=othello-bot@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/list-members b/zulip/examples/list-members
index a5bc945..1dc9804 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/list-members
+++ b/zulip/examples/list-members
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """list-members --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options]
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ List the names and e-mail addresses of the people in your realm.
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
 
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/list-subscriptions b/zulip/examples/list-subscriptions
index e17ac85..e46b41e 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/list-subscriptions
+++ b/zulip/examples/list-subscriptions
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """list-subscriptions --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options]
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ Example: list-subscriptions --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/print-events b/zulip/examples/print-events
index b4f8f3e..1de7782 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/print-events
+++ b/zulip/examples/print-events
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 from typing import Any, Dict
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ Example: print-events --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/print-messages b/zulip/examples/print-messages
index 4f734eb..3cf24d5 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/print-messages
+++ b/zulip/examples/print-messages
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 from typing import Any, Dict
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ Example: print-messages --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/recent-messages b/zulip/examples/recent-messages
index b7df950..d854dc5 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/recent-messages
+++ b/zulip/examples/recent-messages
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
 import json
 import argparse
 
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ Example: recent-messages --count=101 --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/send-message b/zulip/examples/send-message
index 1e8f4b0..082a195 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/send-message
+++ b/zulip/examples/send-message
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import sys
-import os
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 import argparse
 
 import zulip
diff --git a/zulip/examples/subscribe b/zulip/examples/subscribe
index d7cf954..15254a5 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/subscribe
+++ b/zulip/examples/subscribe
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """subscribe --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options] --streams=<streams>
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ Examples: subscribe --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/unsubscribe b/zulip/examples/unsubscribe
index 030b559..c128b26 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/unsubscribe
+++ b/zulip/examples/unsubscribe
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
-import os
 import argparse
 
 usage = """unsubscribe  --user=<bot's email address> --api-key=<bot's api key> [options] --streams=<streams>
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ Examples: unsubscribe --user=username@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9
 
 You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
 """
-sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
 import zulip
 
 parser = zulip.add_default_arguments(argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage))
diff --git a/zulip/examples/upload-file b/zulip/examples/upload-file
index a6cb36c..a8024e5 100755
--- a/zulip/examples/upload-file
+++ b/zulip/examples/upload-file
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import importlib
-import sys
 import argparse
 
 from six.moves import StringIO as _StringIO
-sys.path.insert(0, './api')
 from typing import IO
 import zulip