diff --git a/infer/lib/python/BuckAnalyze b/infer/lib/python/BuckAnalyze
index f01be97d1..2f67bfda0 100755
--- a/infer/lib/python/BuckAnalyze
+++ b/infer/lib/python/BuckAnalyze
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import time
 import traceback
 import zipfile
 
-from inferlib import infer, utils
+from inferlib import analyze, utils
 
 
 ANALYSIS_SUMMARY_OUTPUT = 'analysis_summary.txt'
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def collect_results(args, start_time):
         report.flush()
 
     print('\n')
-    infer.print_errors(csv_report, bugs_out)
+    analyze.print_errors(csv_report, bugs_out)
 
     stats['int']['total_time'] = int(round(utils.elapsed_time(start_time)))
 
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def cleanup(temp_files):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(parents=[infer.base_parser])
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(parents=[analyze.base_parser])
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true',
                         help='Print buck compilation steps')
     parser.add_argument('--no-cache', action='store_true',
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/infer b/infer/lib/python/infer
index 4c7bce4b4..c0a03fcc2 100755
--- a/infer/lib/python/infer
+++ b/infer/lib/python/infer
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import platform
 import sys
 
 import inferlib
-from inferlib import infer, utils
+from inferlib import analyze, utils
 
 
 CAPTURE_PACKAGE = 'capture'
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def split_args_to_parse():
 
 def create_argparser(parents=[]):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        parents=[infer.infer_parser] + parents,
+        parents=[analyze.infer_parser] + parents,
         add_help=False,
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
     )
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ def main():
 
     if (imported_module and not args.incremental and
             capture_module_name != 'analyze'):
-        infer.remove_infer_out(args.infer_out)
+        analyze.remove_infer_out(args.infer_out)
 
-    infer.create_results_dir(args.infer_out)
+    analyze.create_results_dir(args.infer_out)
 
     configure_logging(args.infer_out, args.log_to_stderr)
     logging.info('Running command %s', ' '.join(sys.argv))
     logging.info('Path to infer script %s (%s)', __file__,
                  os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    logging.info(infer.get_infer_version())
+    logging.info(analyze.get_infer_version())
     logging.info('Platform: %s', platform.platform())
     logging.info('PATH=%s', os.getenv('PATH'))
     logging.info('SHELL=%s', os.getenv('SHELL'))
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def main():
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(args.infer_out, 'captured')):
             print('There was nothing to analyze, exiting')
             exit(os.EX_USAGE)
-        analysis = infer.Infer(args, [])
+        analysis = analyze.Infer(args, [])
         analysis.analyze_and_report()
         analysis.save_stats()
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def main():
             with open(bugs_filename) as bugs_file:
                 bugs = json.load(bugs_file)
                 if len(bugs) > 0:
-                    sys.exit(infer.BUG_FOUND_ERROR_CODE)
+                    sys.exit(analyze.BUG_FOUND_ERROR_CODE)
         except OSError:
             pass
 
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferTraceBugs b/infer/lib/python/inferTraceBugs
index b156d4b1f..e6d4e01a9 100755
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferTraceBugs
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferTraceBugs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-from inferlib import infer, utils
+from inferlib import analyze, utils
 
 HTML_REPORT_DIR = 'report.html'
 TRACES_REPORT_DIR = 'traces'
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ def html_list_of_bugs(args, remote_source_template, selector):
 def generate_html_report(args, reports):
     html_dir = os.path.join(args.infer_out, HTML_REPORT_DIR)
     shutil.rmtree(html_dir, True)
-    infer.mkdir_if_not_exists(html_dir)
+    analyze.mkdir_if_not_exists(html_dir)
 
     traces_dir = os.path.join(html_dir, TRACES_REPORT_DIR)
-    infer.mkdir_if_not_exists(traces_dir)
+    analyze.mkdir_if_not_exists(traces_dir)
 
     sel = Selector(args, reports)
 
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/infer.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
similarity index 100%
rename from infer/lib/python/inferlib/infer.py
rename to infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
index 5b870e06e..08be1803e 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/buck.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class BuckAnalyzer:
         utils.merge_json_reports(
             result_files,
             merged_results_path)
-        # TODO: adapt infer.print_errors to support json and print on screen
+        # TODO: adapt analyze.print_errors to support json and print on screen
         print('Results saved in {results_path}'.format(
             results_path=merged_results_path))
         return os.EX_OK
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/javac.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/javac.py
index 2c52bf00f..73ac57260 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/javac.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/javac.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import subprocess
 import traceback
 import util
 
-from inferlib import infer
+from inferlib import analyze
 
 MODULE_NAME = __name__
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION = '''Run analysis of code built with a command like:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ create_argparser = util.base_argparser(MODULE_DESCRIPTION, MODULE_NAME)
 
 class JavacCapture:
     def __init__(self, args, cmd):
-        self.analysis = infer.Infer(args, cmd[1:])
+        self.analysis = analyze.Infer(args, cmd[1:])
 
     def capture(self):
         try:
diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/util.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/util.py
index 281e08b2a..6fd2a6ed0 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/util.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/capture/util.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import logging
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 
-from inferlib import infer
+from inferlib import analyze
 
 
 def create_infer_command(args, javac_arguments):
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def create_infer_command(args, javac_arguments):
         infer_args.append('--debug')
     infer_args += ['--analyzer', 'capture']
 
-    return infer.Infer(infer.infer_parser.parse_args(infer_args),
-                       infer.get_javac_args(['javac'] + javac_arguments))
+    return analyze.Infer(analyze.infer_parser.parse_args(infer_args),
+                         analyze.get_javac_args(['javac'] + javac_arguments))
 
 
 def get_build_output(build_cmd):
diff --git a/infer/models/Makefile b/infer/models/Makefile
index e7961f450..e0fadb27e 100644
--- a/infer/models/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIB_SPECS = $(LIBDIR)/specs
 INFERANALYZE = $(BINDIR)/InferAnalyze
 INFERCLANG = $(BINDIR)/InferClang
 INFERJAVA = $(BINDIR)/InferJava
-JAVA_SCRIPTS = $(addprefix $(PYTHONLIBDIR)/, jwlib.py infer.py) \
+JAVA_SCRIPTS = $(addprefix $(PYTHONLIBDIR)/, jwlib.py analyze.py) \
                $(BINDIR)/infer
 CLANG_SCRIPTS = $(addprefix $(CAPTURELIBDIR)/, make.py) \
                 $(BINDIR)/infer