# How to add folder in scene?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-add-folder-in-scene/29499
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-add-folder-in-scene/29499 "2023-05-17T02:09:51Z")
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#### Post date: [August 7, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-add-folder-in-scene/29499/15 "2025-08-07T10:41:24Z")

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The folders have a special folder display node, but it is only created when you show/hide it in the Data module (you’ll notice because the color item will appear in its row). In theory you can create it programmatically, but as I see that function is not python wrapped. This is the code:

```auto
pluginHandlerSingleton = slicer.qSlicerSubjectHierarchyPluginHandler.instance()
folderPlugin = pluginHandlerSingleton.pluginByName('Folder')
folderPlugin.createDisplayNodeForItem(folderItemID)

```

If you need to create the display node programmatically, there are two ways:

1. Do in Python what this `createDisplayNodeForItem` function does
2. Fix Python wrapping of the function

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