# Is there a way to load images using the Python Interactor in Slicer?

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**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-load-images-using-the-python-interactor-in-slicer/17113 "2021-04-14T19:15:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![spycolyf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spycolyf](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/spycolyf)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-load-images-using-the-python-interactor-in-slicer/17113/1 "2021-04-14T19:15:34Z")

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@jcfr @pieper @lassoan

Is there a way to load images using the Python Interactor in slicer? SlicerQREADS hides the menu bar in Slicer so I don’t have access to the file menu and the “Add Data” menu item.

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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:** [April 14, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-load-images-using-the-python-interactor-in-slicer/17113/2 "2021-04-14T19:17:00Z")

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See examples in script repository:

- [from research file formats](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Load_volume_from_file)
- [from DICOM](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#How_to_load_DICOM_files_into_the_scene_from_a_folder)