diff --git a/python/paddle/__init__.py b/python/paddle/__init__.py
index ae7f1a7216ad5..bb64413067628 100755
--- a/python/paddle/__init__.py
+++ b/python/paddle/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,19 @@
 monkey_patch_variable()
 monkey_patch_math_varbase()
 import paddle.framework
-from paddle.framework.dtype import *
+from .framework.dtype import dtype as dtype
+from paddle.framework.dtype import uint8
+from paddle.framework.dtype import int8
+from paddle.framework.dtype import int16
+from paddle.framework.dtype import int32
+from paddle.framework.dtype import int64
+from paddle.framework.dtype import float16
+from paddle.framework.dtype import float32
+from paddle.framework.dtype import float64
+from paddle.framework.dtype import bfloat16
+from paddle.framework.dtype import bool
+from paddle.framework.dtype import complex64
+from paddle.framework.dtype import complex128
 from .framework import VarBase as Tensor
 import paddle.compat
 import paddle.distributed
diff --git a/python/paddle/framework/dtype.py b/python/paddle/framework/dtype.py
index 1aa3fb9097c55..3eeaa6e74eceb 100644
--- a/python/paddle/framework/dtype.py
+++ b/python/paddle/framework/dtype.py
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 __all__ = [
-    "uint8", "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64", "bfloat16", "float16",
+    "dtype", "uint8", "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64", "bfloat16", "float16",
     "float32", "float64", "complex64", "complex128", "bool"
 ]
 
 from ..fluid.core import VarDesc
 
+dtype = VarDesc.VarType
+dtype.__qualname__ = "dtype"
+dtype.__module__ = "paddle"
+
 uint8 = VarDesc.VarType.UINT8
 int8 = VarDesc.VarType.INT8
 int16 = VarDesc.VarType.INT16