# Function in module is not visible even though it's listed in the module and exported

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-in-module-is-not-visible-even-though-its-listed-in-the-module-and-exported/104915>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-in-module-is-not-visible-even-though-its-listed-in-the-module-and-exported/104915 "2023-10-13T04:05:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gus\_Hart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gus_hart/32/6987_2.png) [@Gus\_Hart](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gus_Hart)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-in-module-is-not-visible-even-though-its-listed-in-the-module-and-exported/104915/1 "2023-10-13T04:05:23Z")

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I made a package, which is in the julia registry, called `Spacey.jl`. I added a function to the module and exported it. When I try to `using` the package/module, the new function `pointGroup` is not found, but `names` shows that the function is there. I’m flummoxed. How can I debug this? What basic thing about packages and modules am I misunderstanding? Happy to have someone expose my ignorance.

```julia
julia> using Spacey

julia> pLat = [0.5 0.5 0.0; 0.5 0.0 0.5; 0.0 0.5 0.5]
3×3 Matrix{Float64}:
 0.5 0.5 0.0
 0.5 0.0 0.5
 0.0 0.5 0.5

julia> pg = pointGroup(pLat)
ERROR: UndefVarError: `pointGroup` not defined
Stacktrace:
 [1] top-level scope
   @ REPL[4]:1

julia> names(Spacey)
7-element Vector{Symbol}:
 :Spacey
 :pointGroup
 :pointGroup_fast
 :pointGroup_robust
 :pointGroup_simple
 :snapToSymmetry
 :threeDrotation

```

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**Author:** ![Gus\_Hart](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gus_hart/32/6987_2.png) [@Gus\_Hart](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gus_Hart)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/function-in-module-is-not-visible-even-though-its-listed-in-the-module-and-exported/104915/2 "2023-10-13T04:23:42Z")

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OK, I still have question about why the `pointGroup` function is listed in the output of `names(Spacey)` but is not defined when I try to use it…

…but I understand what the problem is generally. Until I push my new changes to github, and then tag a new release, the new code I added to my package is not going to be available when I `update`.

I guess what I really want to do is point the code that is `using` my `Spacey` package to use a local copy, not the copy in the registry. When new changes are debugged and tested, I can push to github, tag a new release, and wait for the update in the julia registry.

In the environment where my new code is, that is `using` Spacey, I pointed it to my local copy: `(clusterExpansion) pkg> dev /Users/hart/home/JuliaCodes/Spacey.jl/` and now it all works as I (unreasonably) expected when I first posted the question.

```julia
julia> using Spacey

julia> pg = pointGroup(pLat)
[output cut to reduce clutter]

julia> names(Spacey)
10-element Vector{Symbol}:
 :Spacey
 :isagroup
 :pointGroup
 :pointGroup_fast
 :pointGroup_robust
 :pointGroup_simple
 :snapToSymmetry
 :snapToSymmetry_SVD
 :snapToSymmetry_avg
 :threeDrotation

```