Try:

require MIME::Base64;
import MIME::Base64;
$x = encode_base64('abc');

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use implies both require and import, so see if that fixes the issue.

EDIT: For those future readers, the reason why its a performance benefit in certain cases to require and import instead of use is because use is run at compile time, so no matter where you use a module, it's loaded permanently throughout the entire run of your process.

Conversely, require loads a module at runtime, and once the scope it is used in ends, the module is unloaded. Therefore, for parts of your program that are rarely called that need specific modules, it's often preferable to require them for their short lives and reduce the memory footprint of your application.

-stevieb

In reply to Re: "require MIME::Base64" vs "use..." by stevieb
in thread "require MIME::Base64" vs. "use..." by tel2

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