---
id: opentelemetry-distro
version: "0.65b0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# opentelemetry-distro — OpenTelemetry Python Distro

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install opentelemetry-distro
uv add opentelemetry-distro
poetry add opentelemetry-distro

## Description

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<p align="center">
  <strong>
    <a href="https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/python/getting-started/">Getting Started<a/>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <a href="https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/">API Documentation<a/>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <a href="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/discussions">Getting In Touch (GitHub Discussions)<a/>
  </strong>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <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">...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

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.

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.

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