# Import PackageName as pn

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [October 30, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765 "2017-10-30T04:58:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![YSam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ysam/32/2370_2.png) [@YSam](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/YSam)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/1 "2017-10-30T04:58:04Z")

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Hi:

As a Python user, I am really comfortable with

> import PackageName as pn  
> like:  
> import pandas as pd  
> import numpy as np  
> etc…

Is there similar in Julia or planned in the future? It really helps to not mess up name spaces & find available method etc… And, I guess I can always do PackageName.{method}, but that’s verbose.  
Thanks,

Sam,

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**Author:** ![ChrisRackauckas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chrisrackauckas/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/2 "2017-10-30T05:20:04Z")

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`const pn = PackageName`

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**Author:** ![bicycle1885](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bicycle1885/32/107_2.png) [@bicycle1885](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bicycle1885)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/3 "2017-10-30T08:28:04Z")

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There is an open issue on this topic: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/1255](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/1255). I think this will not be in Julia 1.0 but may be added in the future (at least, I hope so).

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/4 "2017-10-30T09:00:29Z")

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[https://github.com/fredrikekre/ImportMacros.jl](https://github.com/fredrikekre/ImportMacros.jl)

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**Author:** ![YSam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ysam/32/2370_2.png) [@YSam](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/YSam)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/5 "2017-10-30T15:25:19Z")

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Close enough. Thank u,

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**Author:** ![YSam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ysam/32/2370_2.png) [@YSam](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/YSam)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/import-packagename-as-pn/6765/6 "2017-10-30T15:27:15Z")

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Put in my .juliarc.jl, as soon as I saw it. Will be constantly used with great appreciation! 😃