How To Run Odoo ORM Methods In The Python Console?

I would like to use ORM methods such as browse or search in the python console. $pwd /opt/odoo/ $python >>> import openerp >>> product_obj = pool.get('product.p

Solution 1:

In version 9 you can start an odoo shell with odoo.py shell -d <database>, thanks to this commit

In version 8 the functionality is not builtin but you can use this script, this module, or OERPLib

Solution 2:

Pool needs to be connected with a database, so you need to instantiate a pool first, for exemple:

pool = openerp.modules.registry.RegistryManager.get("test")

This should return a pool connected to the 'test' database