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OpenTelemetry Python API and SDK

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Merged PRs (30d): 19

Dominant language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

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332 open issues indexed

Rename default_xyz entry points after their corresponding classes Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2382 · Opened Jan 17, 2022
Define a mechanism to select the measurement consumer Open

metrics

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2365 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 12, 2022
X-B3-Sampled: 0 alone does not disable the tracing Open

bug propagators triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2341 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 21, 2021
Is it possible to log trace ID in gRPC Python Client? Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2281 · 3 reactions · Opened Nov 17, 2021
Implement error handling in tracing Open

feature-request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2275 · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 11, 2021
A single documentation website for OpenTelemetry Python Open

doc feature-request help wanted

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2166 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 30, 2021
Errors are being raised in API and SDK Open

bug

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2148 · 7 comments · Opened Sep 24, 2021
Test that metrics methods can be called concurrently Open

api metrics

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2128 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 17, 2021
Protect auto instrumentation against unintended usage Open

feature-request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2073 · Opened Aug 26, 2021
Django gunicorn auto instrumentation Open

feature-request help wanted triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2038 · 9 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Aug 13, 2021
Add support for missing environment variables to SDK Open

feature-request

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2035 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 12, 2021
Segmentation fault with auto instrumentation in asgi applications Open

bug triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#2030 · 16 comments · Opened Aug 10, 2021
Please add examples of basic usage to the README Open

feature-request

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 52/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1922 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 22, 2021
Add common pitfalls/FAQ to documentation Open

doc help wanted triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1875 · 1 comment · Opened May 26, 2021
BatchSpanProcessor doesn't cancel after export timeout duration Open

bug triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1860 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 19, 2021
Make Exporters Shutdown spec-compliant Open

exporters triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1791 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 22, 2021
Ensure benchmark tests cover all common operations defined in spec Open

triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1767 · Opened Apr 13, 2021
Support resource detector in auto instrumentation by entry_point or whatever Open

auto-instrumentation feature-request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1752 · 7 comments · Opened Apr 7, 2021
Update the OT Shim layer Open

help wanted release:required-for-ga triaged

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1708 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 19, 2021
Add type hints to opentelemetry-sdk and run as a part of tests Open

priority:p2 style triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1608 · 22 comments · 8 reactions · Opened Feb 14, 2021
Support IPv6 transport for Jaeger agent (thrift over UDP) export Open

bug feature-request good first issue help wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1559 · 6 comments · Opened Feb 1, 2021
How to Report Resource Utilization Measurements (+ Automation) Open

build & infra discussion triaged

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1517 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 11, 2021
Add benchmarks to every type of package in `build` workflow Open

build & infra triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1468 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 11, 2020
Remove eachdist Open

build & infra triaged

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1462 · 9 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 10, 2020
Write Guidelines for Python Packages Extending OTel Python Main Packages Open

feature-request

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1234 · 7 comments · Opened Oct 13, 2020
Zipkin exporter must support Zipkin v1 thrift format Open

exporters help wanted release:required-for-ga triaged

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1174 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 28, 2020
OTLP exporter should support concurrent sending Open

exporters feature-request help wanted release:after-ga

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1108 · 12 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 14, 2020
Add support for OTEL_LOG_LEVEL env variable Open

feature-request good first issue help wanted logging release:after-ga

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#1059 · 18 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 31, 2020
Refactor baggage management in OT Shim Open

help wanted triaged

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#985 · 8 comments · Opened Aug 14, 2020
Filtering span attributes Open

feature-request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#926 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 20, 2020
Add runtime type checking (e.g. typeguard) during test runs Open

enhancement tooling triaged

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#721 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened May 21, 2020
Trace (and all) exporters should have an export timeout Open

feature-request help wanted release:required-for-ga sdk triaged

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python#346 · 18 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 20, 2019

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