---
name: "PDL::Lite"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "pdl"
version: "1:2.100-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PDL::Lite"
---

# PDL::Lite(3pm)

minimum PDL module OO loader

## NAME

PDL::Lite - minimum PDL module OO loader

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use PDL::Lite; # Is equivalent to the following:
   use PDL::Core '';
   use PDL::Ops '';
   use PDL::Primitive '';
   use PDL::Ufunc '';
   use PDL::Basic '';
   use PDL::Slices '';
   use PDL::Bad '';
```

## DESCRIPTION

Loads the smallest possible set of modules for PDL to work, importing only those functions always defined by PDL::Core) into the current namespace (`"pdl"`, `"barf"` and `"null"`). This is the absolute minimum set for PDL.

Access to other functions is by method syntax, viz:

```
  $x = PDL->pdl(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
  $x->wibble(42);
```

Note that unlike PDL, this does *not* load PDL::Math or PDL::MatrixOps, nor any IO modules.