OpenTelemetry Instrumentation for Python

0.61b0 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

Provides automatic instrumentation tools for OpenTelemetry in Python, enabling seamless tracing and monitoring of Python applications. Current version: 0.61b0. Release cadence: Regular updates with new features and support for additional Python versions.

Warnings

breaking The 'instrumentation' module has been refactored; ensure imports are updated accordingly.
Fix: Update import statements to reflect the new module structure.
gotcha Automatic instrumentation may not support all third-party libraries out of the box.
Fix: Manually instrument unsupported libraries by importing the appropriate instrumentor classes and calling their 'instrument()' methods.

Install

pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation Install OpenTelemetry Instrumentation

Imports

BaseInstrumentor
```
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.instrumentor import BaseInstrumentor
```
Ensure correct import path to access the BaseInstrumentor class.

Quickstart

Quickstart guide to instrumenting ASGI and WSGI applications using OpenTelemetry.

import os
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asgi import AsgiInstrumentor
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.wsgi import WSGIInstrumentor

# Initialize instrumentation
AsgiInstrumentor().instrument()
WSGIInstrumentor().instrument()

# Your application code here
# For example, using ASGI:
# app = ...
# app.run()

# For WSGI:
# from wsgi_app import app
# app.run()

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