To get the most out of this book

Our primary and most valuable advice is simply ‘Practice’! Each chapter provides detailed insights into the development aspect, so it’s crucial to apply what you’ve learned.

To fully benefit from this book, we recommend supplementing your reading with additional resources on the Python programming language, the Ubuntu/Debian Linux operating system, and the PostgreSQL database.

The book includes installation instructions for Odoo, so all you need is Ubuntu 20.04 or later, or any other Linux-based OS. For other operating systems, you can utilize it through a virtual machine. If you’re using Windows, you can also install Ubuntu as a subsystem:

Software/hardware covered in the book	Operating system requirements
Odoo 17 + Python 3.6 and above	Ubuntu 20.04 and above

This book is intended for developers who have basic knowledge of the Python programming language, as the Odoo backend runs on Python. In Odoo, data files are created with XML, so basic knowledge of XML is required.

This book also covers the backend JavaScript framework, PoS applications, and the website builder, which requires basic knowledge of JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap 4. The Community Edition of Odoo is open source and freely available, but a few features, including IoT, cohort, and the dashboard, are available only in the Enterprise Edition, so to follow along with that recipe, you will need the Enterprise Edition.

To follow Chapter 24, Managing the IoT Box, you will require the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, which is available at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.