diff --git a/sass.py b/sass.py
index 7f258913..1cd31b3f 100644
--- a/sass.py
+++ b/sass.py
@@ -24,17 +24,20 @@
 
 from six import string_types, text_type, PY2, PY3
 
-from _sass import OUTPUT_STYLES, compile_filename, compile_string
+import _sass
 
-__all__ = ('MODES', 'OUTPUT_STYLES', 'SOURCE_COMMENTS', 'CompileError',
-           'SassColor', 'SassError', 'SassFunction', 'SassList', 'SassMap',
-           'SassNumber', 'SassWarning', 'and_join', 'compile')
+__all__ = (
+    'MODES', 'OUTPUT_STYLES', 'SOURCE_COMMENTS', 'CompileError', 'SassColor',
+    'SassError', 'SassFunction', 'SassList', 'SassMap', 'SassNumber',
+    'SassWarning', 'and_join', 'compile', 'libsass_version',
+)
 __version__ = '0.10.1'
+libsass_version = _sass.libsass_version
 
 
 #: (:class:`collections.Mapping`) The dictionary of output styles.
 #: Keys are output name strings, and values are flag integers.
-OUTPUT_STYLES = OUTPUT_STYLES
+OUTPUT_STYLES = _sass.OUTPUT_STYLES
 
 #: (:class:`collections.Mapping`) The dictionary of source comments styles.
 #: Keys are mode names, and values are corresponding flag integers.
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ def compile_dirname(
             output_filename = os.path.join(output_path, relpath_to_file)
             output_filename = re.sub('.s[ac]ss$', '.css', output_filename)
             input_filename = input_filename.encode(fs_encoding)
-            s, v, _ = compile_filename(
+            s, v, _ = _sass.compile_filename(
                 input_filename, output_style, source_comments, include_paths,
                 precision, None, custom_functions, importers
             )
@@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ def my_importer(path):
             raise TypeError('indented must be bool, not ' +
                             repr(source_comments))
         _check_no_remaining_kwargs(compile, kwargs)
-        s, v = compile_string(
+        s, v = _sass.compile_string(
             string, output_style, source_comments, include_paths, precision,
             custom_functions, indented, importers,
         )
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ def my_importer(path):
         elif isinstance(filename, text_type):
             filename = filename.encode(fs_encoding)
         _check_no_remaining_kwargs(compile, kwargs)
-        s, v, source_map = compile_filename(
+        s, v, source_map = _sass.compile_filename(
             filename, output_style, source_comments, include_paths, precision,
             source_map_filename, custom_functions, importers,
         )
diff --git a/sassc.py b/sassc.py
index de40f8cf..d2351076 100755
--- a/sassc.py
+++ b/sassc.py
@@ -74,22 +74,21 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
-import _sass
-from sass import __version__ as VERSION, OUTPUT_STYLES, CompileError, compile
+import sass
 
 
 def main(argv=sys.argv, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr):
     parser = optparse.OptionParser(
         usage='%prog [options] SCSS_FILE [OUT_CSS_FILE]',
         version='%prog {0} (sass/libsass {1})'.format(
-            VERSION, _sass.libsass_version,
+            sass.__version__, sass.libsass_version,
         ),
     )
-    output_styles = list(OUTPUT_STYLES)
+    output_styles = list(sass.OUTPUT_STYLES)
     output_styles = ', '.join(output_styles[:-1]) + ', or ' + output_styles[-1]
     parser.add_option(
         '-t', '--style', '-s', '--output-style', metavar='STYLE',
-        type='choice', choices=list(OUTPUT_STYLES), default='nested',
+        type='choice', choices=list(sass.OUTPUT_STYLES), default='nested',
         help=(
             'Coding style of the compiled result.  Choose one of ' +
             output_styles + '. [default: %default]'
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr):
             mtime = os.stat(filename).st_mtime
             if options.source_map:
                 source_map_filename = args[1] + '.map'  # FIXME
-                css, source_map = compile(
+                css, source_map = sass.compile(
                     filename=filename,
                     output_style=options.style,
                     source_comments=options.source_comments,
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr):
             else:
                 source_map_filename = None
                 source_map = None
-                css = compile(
+                css = sass.compile(
                     filename=filename,
                     output_style=options.style,
                     source_comments=options.source_comments,
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr):
         except (IOError, OSError) as e:
             error(e)
             return 3
-        except CompileError as e:
+        except sass.CompileError as e:
             error(e)
             if not options.watch:
                 return 1