odatoo

Generate Odoo XML data files, effortlessly, in python.

For times when you need to create a lot of data (i.e. for demonstration or test purposes), and you can't be bothered.

Install

pip install odatoo

Create a document

>>> from odatoo.document import Document
>>> doc = Document()
>>> ...

Create a record and fields

>>> record = doc.record(model="openacademy.course", id="course0")
>>> # add a fields to the record
>>> record.field(name="name", value="Course 0")
>>> record.field(name="description", value="Course 0's description")
>>> # add another record
>>> another_record = doc.record(model="openacademy.course", id="course1")
>>> ...

Set/edit field and record properties

>>> # 'name' is a required field property
>>> field = another_record.field(name="name")
>>> # set 'value''
>>> field.value = "Course 1"
>>> field.description = "Course 1's description"
>>> another_field = another_record.field(name="teacher_id")
>>> another_field.ref = "teacher_1"
>>> ...

Write document to a file

>>> doc.write("demo.xml")

Output XML data file

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<openerp>
  <data noupdate="1">
    <record id="course0" model="openacademy.course">
      <field name="name">Course 0</field>
      <field name="description">Course 0's description</field>
    </record>
    <record id="course1" model="openacademy.course">
      <field name="name">Course 1</field>
      <field name="description">Course 1's description</field>
      <field name="teacher_id" ref="teacher_1"/>
    </record>
  </data>
</openerp>