open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python
python instrumentation Encountering an error
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Description
When our application is connected to python opentelemetry, it involves azure blob operations, but encounters the following error.
2025-07-10 10:04:19.565 | RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported Python OpenTelemetry instrumentation scenario with Azure Blob operations and inspect the full traceback behind the reported RecursionError. The issue names no files or tests; the work is done when the recursion cause is isolated, the affected behavior is corrected, and the failure has regression coverage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, python
- Domain
- cloud, observability
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100