open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python

Protect auto instrumentation against unintended usage

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Description

This line from #2046 shows that auto instrumentation may be used in an unintended way, Protect auto instrumentation against this unintended usage.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the referenced line from pull request #2046 and inspect the surrounding auto-instrumentation usage. Determine what unintended usage must be prevented and where that behavior is controlled; done means the identified misuse is protected against and the resulting behavior is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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