# Are packages loaded in an outer module available in inner modules?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-packages-loaded-in-an-outer-module-available-in-inner-modules/70004
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** module
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-packages-loaded-in-an-outer-module-available-in-inner-modules/70004 "2021-10-18T21:10:55Z")
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### Author: ![whatsthecraic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@whatsthecraic](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/whatsthecraic)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-packages-loaded-in-an-outer-module-available-in-inner-modules/70004/1 "2021-10-18T21:10:55Z")

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Do packages already loaded need to be reloaded when defining an inner module?

For instance,

```julia
module Outer

using Foo
using Bar

module Inner
   # can I use Foo and Bar here?
end

end

```

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### Author: ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/are-packages-loaded-in-an-outer-module-available-in-inner-modules/70004/2 "2021-10-18T22:39:35Z")

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> Are packages loaded in an outer module available in inner modules?

No, every `module` is a new namespace.