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$InitializationContexts

is a symbol whose value, if any, specifies a list of packages to read with Needs at the start of a Wolfram Language session.

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$InitializationContexts

$InitializationContexts

is a symbol whose value, if any, specifies a list of packages to read with Needs at the start of a Wolfram Language session.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Set a package to be read every time the kernel starts:

Set a value that persists only during a front end session:

View the current initialization value:

Wolfram Research (2017), $InitializationContexts, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), $InitializationContexts, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2017. "$InitializationContexts." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2017). $InitializationContexts. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$initializationcontexts, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$InitializationContexts}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$initializationcontexts, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$InitializationContexts}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$InitializationContexts.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}