# Trying not to overload Base.open

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-not-to-overload-base-open/37432>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [April 12, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-not-to-overload-base-open/37432 "2020-04-12T04:00:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sukera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sukera](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Sukera)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-not-to-overload-base-open/37432/4 "2020-04-12T05:28:25Z")

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An open method does not have to be exported from Cxx for this to happen. Using the default open from Base in an included file is enough since Base is of course exporting open, see the example I provided. Further, the name clash does not happen with Cxx but with Base.

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