The __manifest__.py file is essentially a manifest for your Odoo module. It describes the necessary attributes of your module to the Odoo framework. Sometimes, this file is also called the module descriptor file.
To create the __manifest__.py file in Ubuntu, make sure you are in the module directory and use the following command:
sudo nano __manifest__.py
The structure in the file is what is called a dictionary in Python:
{
'name': 'Screen Printing',
'version': '1.0',
'description': """
This module adds functionality for
screen printing companies
""",
'author': 'Greg Moss',
'depends': ['base','sale'],
'data': ['silkworm_view.xml'],
'demo': [],
'installable': True,
'auto_install': False,
}
This is how the __manifest_.py ...
