# Import python module permanently

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**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-python-module-permanently/71198 "2023-03-16T22:48:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![john.glynn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/john.glynn/32/17348_2.png) [@john.glynn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.glynn)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-python-module-permanently/71198/1 "2023-03-16T22:48:38Z")

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Version: **8.1.20**

This is probably a bit of a noob question but is there a way to permanently import a python module?

I use the operator module as well as the threading module a fair amount and whenever I have a new script in my project library I have to remember to to import those at the top. Is there a reason this might not be a good idea.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-python-module-permanently/71198/2 "2023-03-17T00:37:21Z")

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I don't think there's any supported, non hacky way to do this that would also work on all scripting environments.

So, in a word, no.