How can I "require" a certain version of a Perl module?

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I have some Perl code that uses require instead of use to load a specific module, and I have just discovered that my code requires a minimum version on that module. However, unlike use, require does not seem to have a version argument when loading a module. So what is the proper way to do this?

Related: *[How can I find the version of an installed Perl module?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/135755)* — Peter Mortensen, Apr 16 '15 at 19:57

Suic · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-02T09:00:58.470

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You can call for VERSION method, it's inherited from the UNIVERSAL class. It checks for $Module::VERSION variable:

require Any::Module;
Any::Module->VERSION('2.3');

edited Dec 02 '13 at 09:00

answered Dec 02 '13 at 08:54

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There is no point in using a `BEGIN` block if the original code doesn't have it. – Borodin Dec 02 '13 at 08:59

How can I "require" a certain version of a Perl module?

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