# OpenTelemetry-Python API Reference

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Welcome to the docs for the Python OpenTelemetry implementation.

For an introduction to OpenTelemetry, see the OpenTelemetry website docs.

To learn how to instrument your Python code, see Getting Started. For project status, information about releases, installation instructions and more, see Python.

## Getting Started

- Getting Started

- Frequently Asked Questions and Cookbook

Core Packages

- OpenTelemetry Python API
- OpenTelemetry Python SDK

More

- Exporters
  - OpenCensus Exporter
  - OpenTelemetry OTLP Exporters
  - OpenTelemetry Prometheus Exporter
  - OpenTelemetry Zipkin Exporters
- Shims
  - OpenCensus Shim for OpenTelemetry
  - OpenTracing Shim for OpenTelemetry
- Examples
  - Auto-instrumentation
  - Basic Context
  - Basic Trace
  - Django Instrumentation
  - Global Error Handler
  - Working With Fork Process Models
  - OpenTelemetry Logs SDK
  - OpenTelemetry Metrics SDK
  - Prometheus Instrumentation
  - MetricReader configuration scenarios
  - View common scenarios
  - OpenCensus Exporter
  - OpenCensus Shim
  - OpenTracing Shim
  - sqlcommenter

- Index

- Module Index

- Search Page