diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb9c934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# generally ignore image files (but updates to the examples/images directory should still be noticed)
+*.pdf
+*.png
+!examples/images/*.png
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+build/
+*.egg-info/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12cab88..f3ff622 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
-project(DUNEPlotStyle VERSION 01.02 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(DUNEPlotStyle VERSION 01.03 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS
 		OWNER_READ
diff --git a/examples/matplotlib/plotting_helpers.py b/examples/matplotlib/plotting_helpers.py
index 8d17ee5..b899b68 100644
--- a/examples/matplotlib/plotting_helpers.py
+++ b/examples/matplotlib/plotting_helpers.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ def CovEllipse(xdata, ydata, cov, q=None, nsig=None, facecolor='none', **kwargs)
     width, height = 2 * np.sqrt(val[:, None] * r2)
     angle = np.degrees(np.arctan2(*vec[::-1, 0]))
 
-    xmean = np.mean(xdata)
-    ymean = np.mean(ydata)
+    xmean = np.squeeze(np.mean(xdata))
+    ymean = np.squeeze(np.mean(ydata))
 
-    ellipse = Ellipse(xy=(xmean,ymean), width=width, height=height, angle=angle,
+    ellipse = Ellipse(xy=(xmean,ymean), width=np.squeeze(width), height=np.squeeze(height), angle=np.squeeze(angle),
                           facecolor=facecolor, **kwargs)
 
     return ellipse
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 242a48a..1bb130c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-matplotlib==3.6.3
-numpy==1.24.1
-scipy==1.10.0
+matplotlib>=3.6.3
+numpy>=1.24.1
+scipy>=1.10.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c40e729..c1e0b79 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = dune_plot_style
-version = 1.02
+version = 1.03
 author = DUNE Authorship and Publications Board (APB)
 author_email = dune-apb@fnal.gov
 description = Plot styling tools
diff --git a/src/matplotlib/__init__.py b/src/matplotlib/__init__.py
index e69de29..1f38367 100644
--- a/src/matplotlib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+try:
+    # This conceit handles the arrangement that comes out
+    #  when dune_plot_style is set up standalone by using `pip install -e`.
+    # You may notice that this file is very similar to the one in the python/ subdirectory;
+    # that's because when installed with a regular `pip install` (without the `-e`),
+    # this file is not installed anywhere, and is not needed.
+    # It's only needed because the `install -e` invocation, instead of doing an install,
+    # simply points back to the package, so the directory structure is not rearranged as it is in installation.
+    import os, os.path, pathlib
+    from . import stylelib as module
+    os.environ["MPLCONFIGDIR"] = os.path.join(str(pathlib.Path(module.__path__[0]).parent.absolute()), "stylelib") + (os.pathsep + os.environ["MPLCONFIGDIR"] if "MPLCONFIGDIR" in os.environ else "")
+except:
+    pass
+
+from .python import *
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