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Stabilize Prometheus Exporter: Translation Strategy

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Description

As part of the initiative to stabilize the Prometheus Exporter spec, the Python SDK's Prometheus Exporter should introduce support for Translation Strategy configuration to align with the spec.

The current implementation status is documented in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/issues/4988#issuecomment-4223526413.

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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 by reading the Python SDK's Prometheus Exporter implementation and the Prometheus translation strategy section in the linked OpenTelemetry specification. Review the current implementation status in specification issue 4988. Done means the exporter supports Translation Strategy configuration in alignment with the stabilized specification.

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Assessment

Tech stack
prometheus, python
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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