azure-monitor-opentelemetry-py
Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for Python
One-line setup for Application Insights with OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation.
Installation
pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry
Environment Variables
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING=InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/ # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
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