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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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Entry point for OpenTelemetry mechanics in Python services. Load a reference below based on the task; each reference is self-contained.
| 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. |
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/ |
otel-declarative-config skill (language-agnostic YAML schema sources).otel-sdk-versions skill.otel-semantic-conventions skill.name: otel-python description: 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".
--- name: otel-python description: 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". --- # 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`](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`](references/api.md) | Import paths, global API access, tracer/meter/logger usage, attributes, propagation, the Python logging bridge (`LoggingHandler`). | | [`references/instrumentation-libraries.md`](references/instrumentation-libraries.md) | Zero-code (`opentelemetry-distro`, `opentelemetry-bootstrap`, `opentelemetry-instrument`), the contrib catalog, and manual instrumentation following semconv. | | [`references/performance.md`](references/performance.md) | Tuning sampling, batch span processor, periodic metric reader, views, asyncio context, exporters, graceful shutdown. | | [`references/breaking-changes.md`](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.
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