# OpenCensus Exporter

This example shows how to use the OpenCensus Exporter to export traces to the OpenTelemetry collector.

The source files of this example are available here.

## Installation

    pip install opentelemetry-api
    pip install opentelemetry-sdk
    pip install opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus

## Run the Example

Before running the example, it’s necessary to run the OpenTelemetry collector and Jaeger. The docker folder contains a `docker-compose` template with the configuration of those services.

    pip install docker-compose
    cd docker
    docker-compose up

Now, the example can be executed:

    python collector.py

The traces are available in the Jaeger UI at http://localhost:16686/.

## Useful links

- OpenTelemetry

- OpenTelemetry Collector

- opentelemetry.trace package

- OpenCensus Exporter