Hide by collection for objects added in python script?

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I’m using this script to create a whole bunch of cubes and add them to a collection for easier management:

def set_cubes(objname): #objname must be a string! i.e. use quotes around it.
	objVerts = bpy.data.objects[objname].data.vertices
	bpy.data.collections.new(objname+'Cubes')
	bpy.data.collections['Collection'].children.link(bpy.data.collections[objname+'Cubes'])
	for i in range(0, len(objVerts)):
		bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(size=2, enter_editmode=False, align='WORLD', location=objVerts[i].co, scale=(1, 1, 1))
		bpy.data.collections[objname+'Cubes'].objects.link(bpy.context.selected_objects[0])

It works dandy, but when I click the eye next to the collection to hide my cubes, they do not become hidden. Any advice?

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the cubes are created in the active collection and linked to the newly created “objname+‘Cubes’” collection but never unlinked from the collection that was active prior to running the script.

import bpy

def set_cubes(objname): #objname must be a string! i.e. use quotes around it.
    objVerts = bpy.data.objects[objname].data.vertices
    my_coll = bpy.data.collections.new(objname+'Cubes')
    # link the new collection try to avoid fixed names
    bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection.collection.children.link(my_coll)
    for i in range(0, len(objVerts)):
        bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(location=objVerts[i].co, scale=(1, 1, 1))
        # bpy.ops operators generally return the new object as active
        bpy.data.collections[objname+'Cubes'].objects.link(bpy.context.object)
        # unlink from active collection
        bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection.collection.objects.unlink(bpy.context.object)


set_cubes("Cube")
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