Install Module Programmatically in Odoo

In order to install module during database creation simply add below tag in “__manifest__.py” file or if Odoo version older than 10.0 then add below tag inside “__openerp__.py“.

{
'auto_install': True,
}

Make this tag “true” in order to install module during database creation.

In order to install module during any action or button click use below code.

irModuleObj = self.env['ir.module.module']
irModuleObj.update_list()
moduleIds = irModuleObj.search(
                               [
                                ('state', '!=', 'installed'),
                                ('name', '=', 'technical name of module')
                               ]
                              )
if moduleIds:
   moduleIds[0].button_immediate_install()

Above code will help to install module programmatically.

• update_list(): This method helps to update module list reason why this method should use before installation because if any new module is placed on server then without running this method that module will not come on module list.
• moduleIds: In this line we check module is currently installed or not.
• button_immediate_install(): This method helps to install module of given id.