diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
index 333d234db..ad430550d 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,18 @@ QString ExtraSampleGPUPlugin::pluginName() const
 // (this string is used also to define the menu entry)
 QString ExtraSampleGPUPlugin::filterName(ActionIDType filterId) const
 {
-  switch(filterId) {
-		case FP_GPU_EXAMPLE :  return QString("GPU Filter Example ");
-		default : assert(0);
-	}
-  return QString();
+	if (filterId == FP_GPU_EXAMPLE)
+		return "GPU Filter Example";
+	else
+		return "";
+}
+
+QString ExtraSampleGPUPlugin::pythonFilterName(ActionIDType filterId) const
+{
+	if (filterId == FP_GPU_EXAMPLE)
+		return "snapshot";
+	else
+		return "";
 }
 
 // Info() must return the longer string describing each filtering action
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.h
index 051156e60..2321f9877 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sample_gpu/filter_sample_gpu.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     void initParameterList(const QAction* action, MeshModel &m, RichParameterList & parlst);
 
 	QString filterName(ActionIDType filter) const;
+	QString pythonFilterName(ActionIDType filterId) const;
 	QString filterInfo(ActionIDType filter) const;
 	bool requiresGLContext(const QAction* action) const;
 	std::map<std::string, QVariant> applyFilter(const QAction* action, const RichParameterList & /*parent*/, MeshDocument &md, unsigned int& postConditionMask, vcg::CallBackPos * cb);