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

# opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading — Thread context propagation support for OpenTelemetry

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

## Install

pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading
uv add opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading
poetry add opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading

## Description

OpenTelemetry threading Instrumentation
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This library provides instrumentation for the `threading` module to ensure that
the OpenTelemetry context is propagated across threads. It is important to note
that this instrumentation does not produce any telemetry data on its own. It
merely ensures that the context is correctly propagated when threads are used.

Installation
------------

::

    pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading

References
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* `OpenTelemetry Threading Tracing <https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/instrumentation/threading/threading.html>`_
* `OpenTelemetry Project <https://opentelemetry.io/>`_

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Propagates OpenTelemetry context across Python threads, ensuring tracing context remains consistent when using the threading module. It does not generate telemetry itself but ensures context is correctly passed between threads.

Verdict: A lightweight, actively maintained beta instrumentation package for propagating OpenTelemetry context across threads. Low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing make it a safe addition to tracing-enabled applications. The beta status and lack of standalone telemetry output mean it is a context-propagation utility rather than a primary observability tool.

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