Why is loading a list of contexts with Map Get not working?

Question

I wish to automate the loading of packages by using Map and Get but Mathematica doesn't seem to like it. How can I make this work?

This is how packages are normally loaded...

<< Testpack`
<< NBStyles`
<< NBUtilities`
<< NBTaskmate`

This is what I am trying to do...

$packages = {Testpack`, NBStyles`, NBUtilities`, NBTasknmate`};
Map[Get[#] &, $packages]

But it returns an error messaage...

Syntax::sntxf: "$packages=" cannot be followed by "{NBStyles`,NBUtilities`,NBTasknmate`,Testpack`}".

To expand in Daniel's comment, You can omit the " " only if you use the << for of Get, and only if certain characters are present in the string (see details section of its documentation). Otherwise the input to get must be a String object, delimited by " ". — MarcoB, Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 16:46

MarcoB · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-14 18:45:07Z

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Would this be acceptable?

list1 = {"Testpack`", "NBStyles`", "NBUtilities`", "NBTasknmate`"}
Map[Get, list1]

MarcoB

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answered Mar 14, 2021 at 16:28

Drod

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$\begingroup$ @MarcoB yes that was very helpful thank you. $\endgroup$
– Jules Manson
Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 9:47

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