opentelemetry-distro

OpenTelemetry Python Distro

opentelemetry-distro Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 1,086 v0.65b0 released 2026-07-16

Install

opentelemetry-distro on PyPI

pip

pip install opentelemetry-distro

uv

uv add opentelemetry-distro

poetry

poetry add opentelemetry-distro

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-sdk
Maintenance	actively maintained — 28 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2021-01-20
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: opentelemetry_distro-0.65b0-py3-none-any.whl

Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Typing :: Typed

About opentelemetry-distro

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

<a href="https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/python/getting-started/">Getting Started<a/>   •   <a href="https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/">API Documentation<a/>   •   <a href="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/discussions">Getting In Touch (GitHub Discussions)<a/>

<a href="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/releases"> <img alt="GitHub release (latest by date including pre-releases)" src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib?include_prereleases&style=for-the-badge"> </a> <a href="https://codecov.io/gh/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/branch/main/"> <img alt="Codecov Status" src="https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib?style=for-the-badge"> </a> <a href="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/blob/main/LICENSE"> <img alt="license" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=for-the-badge">...

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opentelemetry-distro provides a pre-configured distribution of OpenTelemetry's Python instrumentation libraries, bundling the core API, SDK, and instrumentation framework to simplify automatic telemetry collection across Python applications.

Installation friction is low with a pure-wheel distribution. The package is actively maintained with a recent release (28 days old) and backed by a well-starred repository (1086 stars), though it remains in beta status and the maintainers explicitly note these libraries should not generally be used in production environments.

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though derivative works must retain the license notice.

Usage

pip install opentelemetry-distro==0.65b0

from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SimpleSpanProcessor

tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer = tracer_provider.get_tracer(__name__)

Requires Python 3.10 or later; package is in beta status and not recommended for production use.

Verdict: opentelemetry-distro is a well-maintained, low-friction entry point to OpenTelemetry instrumentation for Python, with active development and no known vulnerabilities. However, its beta status and explicit production-use warning mean it is best suited for development, testing, and non-critical deployments until a stable 1.0 release is available.

Needs verification

Whether the beta status applies to the distro package itself or only to individual instrumentations it bundles
What specific production readiness criteria the maintainers use to graduate packages from beta to 1.0 stable
Performance overhead or memory footprint of the bundled instrumentation framework

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