# Load Packages inside a function

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/load-packages-inside-a-function/28196>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/load-packages-inside-a-function/28196 "2019-08-30T06:10:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/load-packages-inside-a-function/28196/1 "2019-08-30T06:10:28Z")

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I tried to load a package inside a function and it did not work. Then I came across this post.

```julia
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47141374/load-a-package-within-a-function

```

The post says that this can be done ’ @eval using package\_name’ but it may create issues. Just wanted to know what issue could arise due to this.