use strict; use warnings; my %test_hash = ( a => { b=> 'c' } ); print Dumper %test_hash; BEGIN{require Data::Dumper; Data::Dumper->import} #### use strict; use warnings; my %test_hash = ( a => { b=> 'c' } ); print Dumper(%test_hash); BEGIN{require Data::Dumper; Data::Dumper->import}