# Using Plots.jl within a package

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-plots-jl-within-a-package/6806>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** plotting\
**Created:** [October 31, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-plots-jl-within-a-package/6806 "2017-10-31T16:07:23Z")\
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> [@ChrisRackauckas](#):
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> There is not, which is why packages which are large and expect people to build dependencies have a way out, which for Plots.jl is recipes. You shouldn’t avoid them: they were built for this purpose.

Okey doke! Your replies were very clear and immediately useful, thank you.

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