diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 819cfd8..63e17d2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ categories = ["command-line-utilities", "development-tools", "development-tools:
 pyo3 = "0.19"
 
 [package]
-name = "pt"
+name = "libpt"
 publish.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ net 		= []
 ccc 		= ["math"]
 hedu 		= ["bintols"]
 
+[lib]
+name = "libpt"
+# I chose a bad name for my package and i will have to live with it.
+# make issue here to make it possible to name the lib file in cargo
+# https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/1970
+crate-type = [
+    "dylib",        # .dll, .so, .dynlib
+    "staticlib"     # .lib, .a
+]
+
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/members/pt-py/Cargo.toml b/members/pt-py/Cargo.toml
index 16aac9b..1f9a8dd 100644
--- a/members/pt-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/members/pt-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ categories.workspace = true
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-pt = { path = "../../" }
+libpt = { path = "../../" }
 pyo3 = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/members/pt-py/src/lib.rs b/members/pt-py/src/lib.rs
index 8920135..13baee9 100644
--- a/members/pt-py/src/lib.rs
+++ b/members/pt-py/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use pt::{
+use libpt::{
     log::*,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aae8af3..01184c2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+//! # A library for common needs
+//!
+//! `pt` aims to implement a number of functionalities that might me useful to develop
+//! programs in Rust. It aims to be a collection of generally, possibly useful things.
+//!
+//! `pt` is a project consisting of multiple smaller crates, all bundled together in this
+//! "main crate". Most crates will only show up if you activate their feature.
+
 #[cfg(feature = "core")]
 pub use pt_core     as core;
 #[cfg(feature = "bintols")]