Creating Your First Odoo Module

Creating Your First Odoo Module — a practical guide to create Odoo module with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Add the module to addons_path, update apps list, then install it.

Steps

1. Create module folder and manifest.
2. Add a simple model + list/form view.
3. Install from Apps.

Minimal module

my_library/
  __init__.py
  __manifest__.py
  models/
  views/
  security/