The package itself is still accessible under its name in the PackageDictionary, and its exported symbols can be made available again with use.
i1 : newPackage "PKG" o1 = PKG o1 : Package |
i2 : export "x1"
o2 = {x1}
o2 : List
|
i3 : x1=3 o3 = 3 |
i4 : endPackage "PKG" o4 = PKG o4 : Package |
i5 : dictionaryPath
o5 = {PKG.Dictionary, SimpleDoc.Dictionary, InverseSystems.Dictionary, ConwayPolynomials.Dictionary, ReesAlgebra.Dictionary,
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TangentCone.Dictionary, Classic.Dictionary, Saturation.Dictionary, Elimination.Dictionary, MinimalPrimes.Dictionary,
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PrimaryDecomposition.Dictionary, IntegralClosure.Dictionary, LLLBases.Dictionary, User#"private dictionary",
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User.Dictionary, Core.Dictionary, OutputDictionary, PackageDictionary}
o5 : List
|
i6 : x1 o6 = 3 |
i7 : dismiss PKG o7 = PKG o7 : Package |
i8 : dictionaryPath
o8 = {SimpleDoc.Dictionary, InverseSystems.Dictionary, ConwayPolynomials.Dictionary, ReesAlgebra.Dictionary,
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TangentCone.Dictionary, Classic.Dictionary, Saturation.Dictionary, Elimination.Dictionary, MinimalPrimes.Dictionary,
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PrimaryDecomposition.Dictionary, IntegralClosure.Dictionary, LLLBases.Dictionary, User#"private dictionary",
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User.Dictionary, Core.Dictionary, OutputDictionary, PackageDictionary}
o8 : List
|
i9 : x1 o9 = x1 o9 : Symbol |
i10 : values PackageDictionary
o10 = {PrimaryDecomposition, SimpleDoc, PrimaryDecomposition, SimpleDoc, Text, Text, IntegralClosure, Parsing, IntegralClosure,
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ConwayPolynomials, Parsing, ConwayPolynomials, LLLBases, LLLBases, Elimination, ReesAlgebra, Elimination, TangentCone,
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ReesAlgebra, TangentCone, User, PKG, PKG, Saturation, InverseSystems, Classic, Saturation, InverseSystems, Classic,
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MinimalPrimes, MinimalPrimes, Core, Core}
o10 : List
|
i11 : use PKG o11 = PKG o11 : Package |
i12 : x1 o12 = 3 |
The object dismiss is a method function.