The manifest file is an important building block of an odoo module. Manifest file used to specify the metadata of the module. The manifest file name should be like this __manifest__.py and this file contains a single python dictionary. The python dictionary specifies module metadata from each key.

1. How to Create
Manifest File in Odoo
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2. Introduction
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The manifest file is an important building block of an odoo
module. Manifest file used to specify the metadata of the
module. The manifest file name should be like this
__manifest__.py and this file contains a single python
dictionary. The python dictionary specifies module metadata
from each key.

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Simple Structure of manifest file

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Available manifest fields:
● name(str, required): Specify name of the module
● description(str): Extended description about the module
● author(str): Specify author of the module
● website(str): Website url of the module author
● version(str): Specify the module version
● category(str, default: uncategorized) : Use existing
module categories.
● depends(list(str)): Specify the depended modules of the
current module. And when this module installed
automatically install dependency modules.

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● license(str, defaults: LGPL-3): Specify the licence
GPL-2
GPL-2 or any later version
GPL-3
GPL-3 or any later version
AGPL-3
LGPL-3
Other OSI approved licence
OEEL-1 (Odoo Enterprise Edition License v1.0)
OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
Other proprietary

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● data(list(str)): List of data files which must be installed
or updated with the module. Specify the path of the
files.
● demo(list(str)): Specify the path of data files that only
need to be in demonstration mode.
● auto_install (bool or list(str), default: False): If true it
will automatically install.
● application (bool, default: False): Specify whether it is
an application or just a technical module.
● assets(dict): Static files are contained in various asset
bundles. Here add the path of static files inside
corresponding asset bundles.

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● installable (bool default: True): Whether the module is
installable from the web UI.
● maintainer (str): The person or entity who is responsible
for maintaining this module.
● {pre_init, post_init, uninstall}_hook (str): Specify the
hooks that are used in this module

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