import a package with a blank identifier in go

To import a package without using any of its exported identifiers, you can use the blank identifier symbol _. This tells the Go compiler to import the package solely for its side effects.

Here is an example of how to import the fmt package with a blank identifier:

main.go
import _ "fmt"
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This line of code should be placed in the import section of a Go file, before any other imports or code. Importing packages with the blank identifier can be useful for libraries that have a required self-registration step without requiring you to use any of its exported identifiers within your source code.