diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.cpp.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.cpp.mk
index 34c6c76b96..c23e3d548e 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.cpp.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.cpp.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/sat: | $(GEN_DIR)/ortools
 $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/util: | $(GEN_DIR)/ortools
 	-$(MKDIR) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil
 
+$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init: | $(GEN_DIR)/ortools
+	-$(MKDIR) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit
+
 $(GEN_DIR)/examples: | $(GEN_DIR)
 	-$(MKDIR) $(GEN_PATH)$Sexamples
 
diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
index e9804e5e97..20152661f3 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
@@ -271,7 +271,27 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/sat_csharp_wrap.$O: \
  -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Ssat$Ssat_csharp_wrap.cc \
  $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Ssat_csharp_wrap.$O
 
-$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/util/sorted_interval_list_csharp_wrap.cc: \
+$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_csharp_wrap.cc: \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/base/base.i \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/init/csharp/init.i \
+ $(INIT_DEPS) \
+ |  $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init
+	$(SWIG_BINARY) $(SWIG_INC) -I$(INC_DIR) -c++ -csharp \
+ -o $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_csharp_wrap.cc \
+ -module operations_research_init \
+ -namespace $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).Init \
+ -dllimport "$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE)" \
+ -outdir $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit \
+ $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sinit$Scsharp$Sinit.i
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_csharp_wrap.$O: \
+ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_csharp_wrap.cc \
+ | $(OBJ_DIR)/swig
+	$(CCC) $(CFLAGS) \
+ -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_csharp_wrap.cc \
+ $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sinit_csharp_wrap.$O
+ 
+ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/util/sorted_interval_list_csharp_wrap.cc: \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/base/base.i \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/util/csharp/sorted_interval_list.i \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/util/csharp/proto.i \
@@ -314,6 +334,7 @@ $(LIB_DIR)/$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX): \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/knapsack_solver_csharp_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/graph_csharp_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/sorted_interval_list_csharp_wrap.$O \
+ $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_csharp_wrap.$O \
  | $(LIB_DIR)
 	$(DYNAMIC_LD) \
  $(LD_OUT)$(LIB_DIR)$S$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX) \
@@ -322,7 +343,7 @@ $(LIB_DIR)/$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX): \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sconstraint_solver_csharp_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sknapsack_solver_csharp_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sgraph_csharp_wrap.$O \
- $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/sorted_interval_list_csharp_wrap.$O \
+ $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_csharp_wrap.$O \
  $(OR_TOOLS_LNK) \
  $(OR_TOOLS_LDFLAGS)
 
@@ -914,6 +935,8 @@ clean_dotnet:
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Ssat$S*csharp_wrap*
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$S*.cs
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$S*csharp_wrap*
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*.cs
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*csharp_wrap*
 	-$(DEL) $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$S*_csharp_wrap.$O
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE).*
 	-$(DEL) $(BIN_DIR)$S$(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).*
diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.gen.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.gen.mk
index 43c21776c8..e685e047ed 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.gen.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.gen.mk
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)/util/optional_boolean.pb.$O: \
  $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/util/optional_boolean.pb.cc | $(OBJ_DIR)/util
 	$(CCC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$Soptional_boolean.pb.cc $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sutil$Soptional_boolean.pb.$O
 
+INIT_DEPS = \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/init/init.h \
+
+
 DATA_DEPS = \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/data/jobshop_scheduling_parser.h \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/data/rcpsp_parser.h \
diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
index 6dd18b5363..bdd5e1d6d6 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.java.mk
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ $(GEN_DIR)/java/com/google/ortools/linearsolver:
 $(GEN_DIR)/java/com/google/ortools/flatzinc:
 	-$(MKDIR_P) $(GEN_PATH)$Sjava$Scom$Sgoogle$Sortools$Sflatzinc
 
+$(GEN_DIR)/java/com/google/ortools/init:
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(GEN_PATH)$Sjava$Scom$Sgoogle$Sortools$Sinit
+
 $(GEN_DIR)/java/com/google/ortools/sat:
 	-$(MKDIR_P) $(GEN_PATH)$Sjava$Scom$Sgoogle$Sortools$Ssat
 
@@ -220,6 +223,26 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/sat_java_wrap.$O: \
  -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Ssat$Ssat_java_wrap.cc \
  $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Ssat_java_wrap.$O
 
+$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_java_wrap.cc: \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/init/java/init.i \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/base/base.i \
+ $(INIT_DEPS) \
+ | $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init $(GEN_DIR)/java/com/google/ortools/init
+	$(SWIG_BINARY) $(SWIG_INC) -I$(INC_DIR) -c++ -java $(SWIG_DOXYGEN) \
+ -o $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_java_wrap.cc \
+ -package com.google.ortools.init \
+ -module main \
+ -outdir $(GEN_PATH)$Sjava$Scom$Sgoogle$Sortools$Sinit \
+ $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sinit$Sjava$Sinit.i
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_java_wrap.$O: \
+ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_java_wrap.cc \
+ $(INIT_DEPS) \
+ | $(OBJ_DIR)/swig
+	$(CCC) $(JNIFLAGS) $(JAVA_INC) \
+ -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_java_wrap.cc \
+ $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sinit_java_wrap.$O
+
 $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/util/util_java_wrap.cc: \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/util/java/sorted_interval_list.i \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/base/base.i \
@@ -246,6 +269,7 @@ $(JAVA_ORTOOLS_NATIVE_LIBS): \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/knapsack_solver_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/graph_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/linear_solver_java_wrap.$O \
+ $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/sat_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/util_java_wrap.$O
 	$(DYNAMIC_LD) $(LD_OUT)$(LIB_DIR)$S$(LIB_PREFIX)jniortools.$(JNI_LIB_EXT) \
@@ -253,6 +277,7 @@ $(JAVA_ORTOOLS_NATIVE_LIBS): \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sknapsack_solver_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sgraph_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Slinear_solver_java_wrap.$O \
+ $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sinit_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Ssat_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sutil_java_wrap.$O \
  $(OR_TOOLS_LNK) \
@@ -858,6 +883,7 @@ clean_java:
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Slinear_solver$S*java_wrap*
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Ssat$S*java_wrap*
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$S*java_wrap*
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*java_wrap*
 	-$(DEL) $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$S*_java_wrap.$O
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S$(LIB_PREFIX)jni*.$(JNI_LIB_EXT)
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S*.jar
diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.python.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.python.mk
index e5eb77ea2d..6b0b7e821e 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.python.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.python.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ PYLP_LIBS = $(LIB_DIR)/_pywraplp.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
 PYSAT_LIBS = $(LIB_DIR)/_pywrapsat.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
 PYDATA_LIBS = $(LIB_DIR)/_pywraprcpsp.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
 PYSORTED_INTERVAL_LIST_LIBS = $(LIB_DIR)/_sorted_interval_list.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
+PYINIT_LIBS = $(LIB_DIR)/_init.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
 PYTHON_OR_TOOLS_LIBS = \
  $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/__init__.py \
  $(PYALGORITHMS_LIBS) \
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ PYTHON_OR_TOOLS_LIBS = \
  $(PYLP_LIBS) \
  $(PYSAT_LIBS) \
  $(PYDATA_LIBS) \
- $(PYSORTED_INTERVAL_LIST_LIBS)
+ $(PYSORTED_INTERVAL_LIST_LIBS) \
+ $(PYINIT_LIBS)
 
 # Main target
 .PHONY: python # Build Python OR-Tools.
@@ -494,6 +496,49 @@ else
 	cp $(PYSORTED_INTERVAL_LIST_LIBS) $(GEN_PATH)/ortools/util
 endif
 
+# init
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),MACOSX)
+PYINIT_LDFLAGS = -install_name @rpath/_init.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX) #
+endif
+
+$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init.py: \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/init/init.h \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/base/base.i \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/util/python/vector.i \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/init/python/init.i \
+ $(INIT_DEPS) \
+ | $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init
+	$(SWIG_BINARY) $(SWIG_INC) -I$(INC_DIR) -c++ -python $(SWIG_DOXYGEN) $(SWIG_PYTHON3_FLAG) \
+ -o $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_python_wrap.cc \
+ -module init \
+ $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sinit$Spython$Sinit.i
+
+$(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_python_wrap.cc: \
+ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init.py
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_python_wrap.$O: \
+ $(GEN_DIR)/ortools/init/init_python_wrap.cc \
+ $(INIT_DEPS) \
+ | $(OBJ_DIR)/swig
+	$(CCC) $(CFLAGS) $(PYTHON_INC) $(PYTHON3_CFLAGS) \
+ -c $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$Sinit_python_wrap.cc \
+ $(OBJ_OUT)$(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sinit_python_wrap.$O
+
+$(PYINIT_LIBS): $(OBJ_DIR)/swig/init_python_wrap.$O $(OR_TOOLS_LIBS)
+	$(DYNAMIC_LD) \
+ $(PYINIT_LDFLAGS) \
+ $(LD_OUT)$(LIB_DIR)$S_init.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX) \
+ $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$Sinit_python_wrap.$O \
+ $(OR_TOOLS_LNK) \
+ $(SYS_LNK) \
+ $(PYTHON_LNK) \
+ $(PYTHON_LDFLAGS)
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),win)
+	copy $(LIB_DIR)$S_init.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX) $(GEN_PATH)\\ortools\\init\\_init.pyd
+else
+	cp $(PYINIT_LIBS) $(GEN_PATH)/ortools/init
+endif
+
 #######################
 ##  Python SOURCE  ##
 #######################
@@ -1132,6 +1177,11 @@ clean_python:
 	-$(DELREC) ortools$Sutil$S__pycache__
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$S*_python_wrap.*
 	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sutil$S_*
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*.py
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*.pyc
+	-$(DELREC) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S__pycache__
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S*_python_wrap.*
+	-$(DEL) $(GEN_PATH)$Sortools$Sinit$S_*
 	-$(DEL) $(LIB_DIR)$S_*.$(SWIG_PYTHON_LIB_SUFFIX)
 	-$(DEL) $(OBJ_DIR)$Sswig$S*python_wrap.$O
 	-$(DELREC) temp_python*
diff --git a/ortools/init/csharp/init.i b/ortools/init/csharp/init.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7771003116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ortools/init/csharp/init.i
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+%include "ortools/base/base.i"
+
+%include "std_string.i"
+
+%{
+#include "ortools/init/init.h"
+%}
+
+%ignoreall
+
+%unignore operations_research;
+
+%unignore operations_research::Init;
+%unignore operations_research::Init::InitCppLogging;
+%unignore operations_research::Init::LoadGurobiSharedLibrary;
+
+%include "ortools/init/init.h"
+
+%unignoreall
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ortools/init/init.h b/ortools/init/init.h
index 680e65b757..ce3b204c55 100644
--- a/ortools/init/init.h
+++ b/ortools/init/init.h
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "absl/flags/flag.h"
 #include "ortools/base/logging.h"
 #include "ortools/gurobi/environment.h"
 
+
 namespace operations_research {
 
 // This class performs various C++ initialization.
@@ -14,17 +16,16 @@ class Init {
    // If logtostderr is false, all C++ logging will be ignored.
    // If true, all logging will the displayed on stderr.
    static void InitCppLogging(const std::string& program_name, bool logtostderr) {
-     absl::SetFlags(&FLAGS_logtostderr, logtostderr);
-     InitLogging(program_name.c_str());
+     absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, logtostderr);
+     google::InitGoogleLogging(program_name.c_str());
    }
 
   // Load the gurobi shared library.
   // This is necessary if the library is installed in a non canonical
   // directory, or if for any reason, it is not found.
   // You need to pass the full path, including the shared library file.
-  // You can pass multiple paths. They will be tried in order.
-   static void LoadGurobiSharedLibrary(const std::vector<std::string>& possible_paths) {
-     LoadGurobiDynamicLibrary(possible_paths);
+   static void LoadGurobiSharedLibrary(const std::string& full_library_path) {
+     LoadGurobiDynamicLibrary({full_library_path});
    }
 };
 
diff --git a/ortools/init/java/init.i b/ortools/init/java/init.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9820e630ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ortools/init/java/init.i
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+%include "ortools/base/base.i"
+
+%include "std_string.i"
+
+%{
+#include "ortools/init/init.h"
+%}
+
+%ignoreall
+
+%unignore operations_research;
+
+%unignore operations_research::Init;
+%rename (initCppLogging) operations_research::Init::InitCppLogging;
+%rename (logGurobiSharedLibrary) operations_research::Init::LoadGurobiSharedLibrary;
+
+%include "ortools/init/init.h"
+
+%unignoreall
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ortools/init/python/init.i b/ortools/init/python/init.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7771003116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ortools/init/python/init.i
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+%include "ortools/base/base.i"
+
+%include "std_string.i"
+
+%{
+#include "ortools/init/init.h"
+%}
+
+%ignoreall
+
+%unignore operations_research;
+
+%unignore operations_research::Init;
+%unignore operations_research::Init::InitCppLogging;
+%unignore operations_research::Init::LoadGurobiSharedLibrary;
+
+%include "ortools/init/init.h"
+
+%unignoreall
\ No newline at end of file