A private item was used outside of its scope. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0624 mod inner { pub struct Foo; impl Foo { fn method(&self) {} } } let foo = inner::Foo; foo.method(); // error: method `method` is private ``` Two possibilities are available to solve this issue: 1. Only use the item in the scope it has been defined: ``` mod inner { pub struct Foo; impl Foo { fn method(&self) {} } pub fn call_method(foo: &Foo) { // We create a public function. foo.method(); // Which calls the item. } } let foo = inner::Foo; inner::call_method(&foo); // And since the function is public, we can call the // method through it. ``` 2. Make the item public: ``` mod inner { pub struct Foo; impl Foo { pub fn method(&self) {} // It's now public. } } let foo = inner::Foo; foo.method(); // Ok! ```