# Is the Main module the only module where a relative path is not required?

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**Created:** [November 16, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-the-main-module-the-only-module-where-a-relative-path-is-not-required/122713 "2024-11-16T11:19:21Z")\
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I think the REPL has the concept of an “active module” (`Main` by default, but [this can be changed](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-current-working-module-from-repl/53166/7)). That’s probably what accounts for the difference in behavior.

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