diff --git a/3rd_party/CMakeLists.txt b/3rd_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 93cbc49..d96dded 100644
--- a/3rd_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rd_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,33 @@ set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ""
 set(Python3_ROOT_DIR ""
     CACHE PATH "Optional root dir for the selected Python installation")
 
+
+# =========== This block just finds the right python version and sets a relative install path, since adios2.10.1 was misbihaving
+# =========== remove this if newer versions of adios2 behave like the other libraries
+# Get the exact name of where the python bindings should be installed for ADIOS2.
+## Set the python executable
+if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+  if(NOT EXISTS "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "PYTHON_EXECUTABLE does not exist: ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
+  endif()
+  set(_third_party_python_exe "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
+else()
+  find_package(Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  set(_third_party_python_exe "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif()
+## Execute python to see obtain its version
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${_third_party_python_exe}" -c
+          "import sys; print(f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}')"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE THIRD_PARTY_PYTHON_VERSION
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+## Set the variable that adios2 can use
+set(THIRD_PARTY_PYTHONDIR
+    "${THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR}/python${THIRD_PARTY_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages"
+    CACHE STRING "Relative install dir for Python packages under the third-party prefix")
+#===============================================================
+
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_DOWNLOAD_DIR}")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_DIR}")
@@ -87,12 +114,20 @@ file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${THIRD_PARTY_BINDIR}")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDEDIR}")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR}")
 
+# Create enviroment sh to export paths for installed libraries
+configure_file(
+  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/env.sh.in"
+  "${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/env.sh"
+  @ONLY
+)
+
 message(STATUS "Third-party install prefix: ${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 message(STATUS "Third-party download dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_DOWNLOAD_DIR}")
 message(STATUS "Third-party build dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_DIR}")
 message(STATUS "Third-party bin dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_BINDIR}")
 message(STATUS "Third-party include dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDEDIR}")
 message(STATUS "Third-party lib dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR}")
+message(STATUS "Third-party python3 dir: ${THIRD_PARTY_PYTHONDIR}")
 
 if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
   message(STATUS "Requested Python executable: ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
@@ -124,4 +159,4 @@ endif()
 
 if(INSTALL_PARAVIEW)
   include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/paraview.cmake)
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()
diff --git a/3rd_party/cmake/adios2.cmake b/3rd_party/cmake/adios2.cmake
index f57f396..f6d3cd1 100644
--- a/3rd_party/cmake/adios2.cmake
+++ b/3rd_party/cmake/adios2.cmake
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@ ExternalProject_Add(adios2_ext
     -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
     -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
     -DADIOS2_USE_ZeroMQ=OFF
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PYTHONDIR=${THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${THIRD_PARTY_PYTHONDIR}
     ${_fortran_arg}
     ${_python_args}
     ${_bzip2_args}
 
   DEPENDS ${_adios2_depends}
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/3rd_party/env.sh b/3rd_party/env.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f7c6f6a..0000000
--- a/3rd_party/env.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-_this_script="$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-_third_party_prefix="$(cd "$(dirname "$_this_script")" && pwd)"
-
-export THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX="$_third_party_prefix/install"
-export PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-export LIBRARY_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH"
-export CPATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/include:$CPATH"
-export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig:$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/share/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
-
-
-echo "Exported:"
-echo "THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX=$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX"
-echo "PATH=$PATH"
-echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"
-echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
diff --git a/3rd_party/env.sh.in b/3rd_party/env.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b78f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rd_party/env.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+_this_script="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+_third_party_prefix="$(cd "$(dirname "$_this_script")" && pwd)"
+
+export THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX="$_third_party_prefix"
+export PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_BINDIR@:$PATH"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR@:$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib64:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+export LIBRARY_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR@:$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib64:${LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+export CPATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDEDIR@:${CPATH:-}"
+export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX:${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:-}"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_LIBDIR@/pkgconfig:$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/lib64/pkgconfig:$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/share/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:-}"
+
+# Python packages installed under the local prefix
+export PYTHONPATH="$THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX/@THIRD_PARTY_PYTHONDIR@:${PYTHONPATH:-}"