Technology, AI & ERP — explained in plain English
Odoo is a monolith made of plug-ins — every app, including Settings, is a module. This guide builds a complete minimal Library Management module for Odoo 17: directory layout, __manifest__.py key by key, security CSV, views, actions, menus, and the load-order rule that trips up every first module.
Computed fields derive their values from Python methods instead of database columns, kept correct by the @api.depends dependency system. This guide covers stored vs non-stored fields, inverse methods, related fields, and how to debug silently stale values.
Odoo’s ORM turns Python classes into database tables, form views, and API endpoints — with no SQL in sight. This guide explains models, fields, recordsets, inheritance, and the prefetching machinery that makes it all fast.
Updated October 2026 to reflect current information. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of creating a custom barcode capture addon for Odoo POS. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a functional module that can capture and store unknown barcodes scanned at the POS front end. This addon … Read more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, and with its increasing popularity, there has been a growing demand for individuals with knowledge and understanding of this field. Python, as a language, has become an indispensable tool in the AI community, providing a user-friendly platform for developers to create powerful applications. In this article, … Read more
Image classification is a supervised learning problem where given an image, the system is supposed to classify it into predefined categories. In this tutorial, we will be building a convolutional neural network (CNN) for image classification using TensorFlow and Keras. Step 1: Import the necessary libraries In this step, we will import TensorFlow, Keras, and … Read more
Odoo is a widely-used open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that offers a comprehensive suite of business applications, including accounting, project management, inventory management, and more. What sets Odoo apart is its extensibility, allowing developers to create custom applications and integrations tailored to their specific needs. Among the various programming languages supported by Odoo, Python … Read more
Creating a lottery prediction AI system would require a combination of various programming languages and technologies, and would depend on the specific details of the task and the data available. It is important to note that lottery numbers are generated randomly, so the predictions made by the AI model are not guaranteed to be accurate … Read more
Anomaly detection in time series data is a critical method for identifying unusual patterns or behaviors, helping to uncover insights or potential issues in various applications like finance, health monitoring, and manufacturing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through creating a simple time series anomaly detection system using Python. Step 1: Importing the necessary … Read more
Odoo is a powerful, open-source ERP system that can help businesses streamline their operations and automate various tasks. One such task is sending automated emails, which can be easily achieved using the built-in Odoo email module and a bit of Python code. In this article, we will go over the steps required to set up … Read more
Updated October 2026 to reflect current versions. ⚠️ Legacy reference note (October 2026): this guide targets Odoo 11 on Ubuntu 16.04 — both are long past end of support. Odoo 11 is no longer maintained (Odoo supports only its latest major versions — 18, 19 and 20 as of October 2026), Ubuntu 16.04 reached end … Read more