# View common scenarios

These examples show how to customize the metrics that are output by the SDK using Views. There are multiple examples:

- change_aggregation.py: Shows how to configure to change the default aggregation for an instrument.

- change_name.py: Shows how to change the name of a metric.

- limit_num_of_attrs.py: Shows how to limit the number of attributes that are output for a metric.

- drop_metrics_from_instrument.py: Shows how to drop measurements from an instrument.

- change_reservoir_factory.py: Shows how to use your own `ExemplarReservoir`

The source files of these examples are available here.

## Installation

    pip install -r requirements.txt

## Run the Example

    python <example_name>.py

The output will be shown in the console.

## Useful links

- OpenTelemetry

- opentelemetry.metrics package