Maple Python style

Acquire OTel objects at module scope.

from opentelemetry import metrics, trace
from opentelemetry.trace import Status, StatusCode

tracer = trace.get_tracer("orders.api")
meter = metrics.get_meter("orders.api")

orders_submitted = meter.create_counter("orders.submitted", unit="1")

Bounded work

Prefer decorators for functions with clear boundaries.