# Difference between include, use and import

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> [@CRquantum](#):
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> include(“Mymod.jl”)  
> use .Mymod

Yes, you need to do that, unless it is a package and is installed as such.

For the differences between using and import, the manual is very didactical: [Modules · The Julia Language](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/#Standalone-using-and-import)

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