otel-python

OpenTelemetry in Python — SDK setup, declarative config, zero-code instrumentation (opentelemetry-instrument, opentelemetry-distro), contrib auto-instrumentation, manual API, performance tuning, breaking changes. Use when configuring or troubleshooting OpenTelemetry in a Python service. Triggers on "setup otel in python", "python telemetry", "python tracing", "opentelemetry-instrument", "opentelemetry-distro", "TracerProvider python", "MeterProvider python", "FastAPI/Flask/Django otel", "python logging bridge".

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OpenTelemetry in Python

Entry point for OpenTelemetry mechanics in Python services. Load a reference below based on the task; each reference is self-contained.

References

File	Use when
`references/declarative-setup.md`	Configuring the SDK via declarative YAML (`opentelemetry-configuration` / `opentelemetry.configuration`): `load_config_file`, `configure_sdk`, `file_format`, env substitution, `OTEL_CONFIG_FILE` and programmatic activation.
`references/api.md`	Import paths, global API access, tracer/meter/logger usage, attributes, propagation, the Python logging bridge (`LoggingHandler`).
`references/instrumentation-libraries.md`	Zero-code (`opentelemetry-distro`, `opentelemetry-bootstrap`, `opentelemetry-instrument`), the contrib catalog, and manual instrumentation following semconv.
`references/performance.md`	Tuning sampling, batch span processor, periodic metric reader, views, asyncio context, exporters, graceful shutdown.
`references/breaking-changes.md`	Auditing existing code for deprecated/renamed APIs and semconv changes across recent SDK/contrib releases.

Sources of Truth

For YAML schema details, fetch the upstream sources listed in the otel-declarative-config skill. For Python-specific facts:

Fact	Fetch
Latest `opentelemetry-sdk` / `opentelemetry-api`	`WebFetch https://pypi.org/pypi/opentelemetry-sdk/json` (`.info.version`)
Latest `opentelemetry-configuration`	`WebFetch https://pypi.org/pypi/opentelemetry-configuration/json`
Latest `opentelemetry-distro`	`WebFetch https://pypi.org/pypi/opentelemetry-distro/json`
Latest `opentelemetry-instrumentation-<pkg>` (contrib)	`WebFetch https://pypi.org/pypi/opentelemetry-instrumentation-<pkg>/json`
Latest OTLP exporter	`WebFetch https://pypi.org/pypi/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/json`
Declarative config support (released 1.44.0 overview)	`WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/v1.44.0/opentelemetry-configuration/README.rst`
Declarative config vendored schema (released 1.44.0)	`WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/v1.44.0/opentelemetry-configuration/src/opentelemetry/configuration/schema.json`
SDK CHANGELOG through 1.44.0	`WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/v1.44.0/CHANGELOG.md`
Contrib CHANGELOG through 0.65b0	`WebFetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/v0.65b0/CHANGELOG.md`
Python getting-started docs	`WebFetch https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/python/getting-started/`

Cross-References

Schema-level facts: otel-declarative-config skill (language-agnostic YAML schema sources).
SDK version selection across languages: otel-sdk-versions skill.
Semantic conventions lookup: otel-semantic-conventions skill.

Repository: ollygarden/opentelemetry-agent-skills
Path: skills/otel-python/SKILL.md
Commit: c5d2edc

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First committed: about 1 month ago

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