Can I delete iTunes without deleting the library?

I want to delete iTunes and install a previous version without deleting my library.
Is there a way?

Some of this will depend upon how far back you want to revert. Some iTunes upgrades irrevocably change your library file so it will no longer work with earlier versions.  I don't know how this goes in the recent versions of iTunes.  The media files will work, of course, but you then have to start with a blank library and repopulate it, losing some things like date added, play count, etc.

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