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id: autodynatrace
version: "2.1.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
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# autodynatrace — Auto instrumentation for the OneAgent SDK

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 96.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Autodynatrace is a wrapper around the oneagent-sdk that automates instrumentation of Python applications to send transaction traces and code-level visibility data to Dynatrace monitoring systems. It supports two modes: environment-variable-based instrumentation with no code changes via AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP, or semi-automatic instrumentation by importing the module. The package handles web frameworks, async clients, message queues, databases, and gRPC clients through built-in wrappers.

The package depends on autowrapt, oneagent-sdk, six, and wrapt to hook into application code at runtime. Configuration is managed through environment variables for header capture, log levels, virtual host naming, and per-library instrumentation toggles. However, the repository is archived and abandoned, with the last commit on 2024-12-02 and no active maintenance—this means no new features, security patches, or compatibility updates are being released.

Use it for:

- Instrument a Django application for Dynatrace APM without modifying code by setting AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP.
- Trace database queries in SQLAlchemy or psycopg2 applications automatically to identify slow queries.
- Monitor Celery task execution and RabbitMQ message handling to track distributed transaction flow.
- Capture HTTP request/response headers in FastAPI or Flask applications for transaction context.
- Instrument forked child processes in gunicorn or uwsgi by enabling AUTODYNATRACE_FORKABLE.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Autodynatrace wraps the Dynatrace OneAgent SDK to automatically instrument Python applications for transaction tracing and code-level visibility with minimal code changes.

No—do not install for new projects. The repository is archived and abandoned with no active maintenance since 2024-12-02. While permissively licensed and low-friction to install, the lack of vendor support and no security updates make it unsuitable for production use. Consider Dynatrace's official instrumentation methods or actively maintained alternatives instead.

## Install

pip install autodynatrace
uv add autodynatrace
poetry add autodynatrace

## Installing autodynatrace

Before you install: Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies. However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned, with the last commit on 2024-12-02 and no active maintenance—a significant concern for long-term reliability and security updates.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), which allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the abandoned status means no vendor support or license updates are forthcoming.

Quickstart:

pip install autodynatrace

# Option 1: Set environment variable
export AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP=autodynatrace

# Option 2: Import in code
import autodynatrace

Requires Python >=3.6; oneagent-sdk must be configured to connect to a Dynatrace instance.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the oneagent-sdk dependency remains actively maintained and compatible with current Dynatrace services
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.6 despite classifier listing 3.6 specifically
- Whether instrumentation for all listed technologies remains functional post-abandonment

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 96.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

dynatrace python instrumentation, oneagent sdk auto-instrumentation, python application monitoring, transaction tracing python, code-level visibility instrumentation, dynatrace apm wrapper, python distributed tracing, dynatrace-apm, observability, abandoned

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