# Basic Trace

These examples show how to use OpenTelemetry to create and export Spans. There are two different examples:

- basic_trace: Shows how to configure a SpanProcessor and Exporter, and how to create a tracer and span.

- resources: Shows how to add resource information to a Provider.

The source files of these examples are available here.

## Installation

    pip install opentelemetry-api
    pip install opentelemetry-sdk

## Run the Example

    python <example_name>.py

The output will be shown in the console.

## Useful links

- OpenTelemetry

- opentelemetry.trace package