The instana Python package collects key metrics and distributed traces for Instana.
Any feedback is welcome. Happy Python visibility.
[!NOTE] Support for OpenTracing is deprecated starting on version 3.0.0. If you still want to use it, rely on any version earlier than 3.0.0 or use the
legacy_2.xbranch.
Instana remotely instruments your Python web servers automatically via Instana AutoTrace™️. To configure which Python processes this applies to, see the configuration page.
If you wish to instrument your applications manually, you can install the package with the following into the virtualenv, pipenv, or container (hosted on PyPI):
pip install instana
or to alternatively update an existing installation:
pip install -U instana
The Instana package can then be activated without any code changes required by setting the following environment variable for your Python application:
export AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP=instana
This will cause the Instana Python package to instrument your Python application automatically. Once it finds the Instana host agent, it will report Python metrics and distributed traces.
Alternatively, if you prefer the manual method, import the instana package inside of your Python application:
import instana
See also our detailed installation document for additional information covering Django, Flask, End-user Monitoring (EUM), and more.
You can find more documentation covering supported components and minimum versions in the Instana documentation portal.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/instana/python-sensor.
Want to instrument other languages? See our Node.js, Go, Ruby instrumentation or many other supported technologies.
FAQs
Python Distributed Tracing & Metrics Sensor for Instana.
We found that instana demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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