# How to get InformationPane from Models Module in Python

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**Created:** [March 24, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-informationpane-from-models-module-in-python/10808 "2020-03-24T00:16:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![siaeleni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@siaeleni](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/siaeleni)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-informationpane-from-models-module-in-python/10808/1 "2020-03-24T00:16:44Z")

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Hello,

I would like to get some information from the “Information Panel” at the models module, like Volume or Surface Area for example. I know how to get info from the Display panel but I am not sure how to get from the Information panel.

Thanks,  
Eleni

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-informationpane-from-models-module-in-python/10808/2 "2020-03-24T01:43:33Z")

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Model information is shown by a `qMRMLModelInfoWidget`. For example:

```python
w = slicer.qMRMLModelInfoWidget()
w.setMRMLModelNode(myModelNode)
w.show()

```

If you don’t need a widget just the numbers, then you can get it [as it is done in the widget](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/9223190f0075b3bac400fe36dac4ba3a033b154f/Libs/MRML/Widgets/qMRMLModelInfoWidget.cxx#L151-L158).