Odoo Manifest File

Odoo Manifest File — a practical guide to Odoo __manifest__.py with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Version, depends, and data order matter for install/upgrade success.

Manifest sketch

{
    'name': 'My Library',
    'version': '1.0.0',
    'category': 'Services',
    'depends': ['base', 'mail'],
    'data': [
        'security/ir.model.access.csv',
        'views/book_views.xml',
    ],
    'installable': True,
    'application': True,
}