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Avoid duplicate telemetry while using langchain instrumentation

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Description

As langchain and underlying library supporting telemetry can both emit telemetry producing duplicate data. One of the telemetry can be suppressed, please see discussion in the comments here:
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/3665#discussion_r2341713191
https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/3665#issuecomment-3259366086

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with the linked discussion in pull request 3665 and its issue comment to understand which LangChain and underlying-library telemetry is duplicated. Trace the relevant instrumentation entry points, then verify that the chosen telemetry is emitted only once while using LangChain instrumentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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