applicationinsights

What it is and what it does

This is a Python SDK that integrates application telemetry collection with Azure Application Insights, Microsoft's cloud-based application performance monitoring service. It allows you to instrument Python applications to send events, metrics, traces, and other diagnostic data for real-time monitoring and analysis.

However, this package has been unmaintained since April 2021 and Microsoft explicitly recommends against using it. The project is dormant—no releases in over 1940 days—and the description directs users to alternative SDKs as the supported replacement for new projects. While the MIT license is permissive and there are no known vulnerabilities, the lack of maintenance means it will not receive security updates, bug fixes, or compatibility improvements.

Use it for:

• Legacy Python applications already instrumented with this SDK that continue to run without modification
• Monitoring older Python services where migration is not yet feasible
• Sending application events and metrics in existing codebases already using this package

Worth the install?

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Sends telemetry events, metrics, and traces to Azure Application Insights for application monitoring and diagnostics.

No—do not install for new projects. Microsoft explicitly states this SDK is no longer maintained or supported. For existing applications already using it, continue only if you cannot migrate; do not adopt it for new work. The 1940-day gap since the last release means no security updates or compatibility fixes will arrive.

Install

applicationinsights on PyPI

pip install applicationinsights

uv add applicationinsights

poetry add applicationinsights

Installing applicationinsights

Before you install

Low install friction, but the package is dormant—no releases since April 2021 and no maintenance activity for 1940 days. Microsoft explicitly states this SDK is no longer maintained or supported.

License in practice

MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart

pip install applicationinsights==0.11.10

from applicationinsights import TelemetryClient

client = TelemetryClient('instrumentation-key')
client.track_event('my_event')

Requires a valid Azure Application Insights instrumentation key; package is no longer maintained by Microsoft

Verify before relying

• Whether this package still works with current Azure Application Insights endpoints and authentication methods
• Compatibility with modern Python versions and current dependency ecosystems
• Whether security patches or bug fixes have been backported despite the dormant status

Package facts

Evidence: applicationinsights-0.11.10-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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