# How to import custom module from file without include

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You cannot avoid using `include` here. See the manual for more information on how Julia projects/packages are typically organized:

[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/)

Note that some people in the community (including myself) are considering this an unsatisfactory state of affairs and this has been the topic of many passionate discussions:

- [[ANN] PatModules.jl: a better module system for Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-patmodules-jl-a-better-module-system-for-julia/52226)
- [Implicitly loaded modules in the future?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/implicitly-loaded-modules-in-the-future/62646)
- [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/4600](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/4600)

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