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Deprecation plan for OTel Python OpenCensus support
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Description
OpenTelemetry Specification 1.58.0 (https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/5164) will introduce deprecation of OpenCensus compatibility: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/5138
OTel Python has some open, older OpenCensus issues that will therefore no longer be worth addressing:
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3975
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3068
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3203
This is still relevant, but part of it is changing OpenCensus code so linking here for reference https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/4839
For this ticket, come up with a plan for OTel Python to adhere to spec and clean up debt.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the OpenTelemetry Specification pull requests 5164 and 5138, then review the referenced OTel Python issues 3975, 3068, 3203, and 4839 and pull request 5262. Done means producing a concrete plan for deprecating OpenCensus support in accordance with the specification and identifying the related debt to clean up.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability-sre
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100