opentelemetry-python-contrib-external-valkey
OpenTelemetry Valkey instrumentation
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Valkey and need OpenTelemetry tracing. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. However, note that it is a community-maintained external package pending official Valkey support in opentelemetry-python-contrib; verify compatibility with your Valkey version and observability stack before production deployment.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and only four runtime dependencies (opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions, wrapt).
- Maintenance status is active with a recent release.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant restriction.
last release 2026-06-26 (49 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 186,057 downloads/mo, #9,995 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-python-contrib-external-valkey
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.valkey import ValkeyInstrumentor
ValkeyInstrumentor().instrument()- Whether this package will be superseded by official Valkey support in opentelemetry-python-contrib.
- Performance overhead of instrumentation on typical Valkey workloads.
- Compatibility with specific Valkey client versions beyond the fork basis.
What it is and what it does
This package provides OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the Valkey Python client, a fork of the Redis Python client. It automatically captures Valkey operations and emits tracing data for observability, filling a gap until Valkey receives official support in the main opentelemetry-python-contrib project. The instrumentation works by wrapping Valkey client methods to generate spans and metrics compatible with OpenTelemetry standards.
The package is built as a fork of the Redis instrumentation with minimal changes—primarily string replacements from Redis to Valkey—ensuring feature parity with the established Redis instrumentation. It requires opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions, and wrapt, and targets Python 3.10 or later.
Use it for
- Monitor Valkey operations in distributed systems to trace request flow and identify latency bottlenecks.
- Export Valkey metrics to observability backends (Jaeger, Datadog, etc.) for centralized monitoring.
- Debug application performance by correlating Valkey calls with other service spans in a trace.
- Audit Valkey client behavior in production without modifying application code.
- Validate Valkey performance during load testing by collecting operation-level metrics.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use Valkey and need OpenTelemetry tracing.
The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. However, note that it is a community-maintained external package pending official Valkey support in opentelemetry-python-contrib; verify compatibility with your Valkey version and observability stack before production deployment.
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opentelemetry-python-contrib-external-valkey on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and only four runtime dependencies (opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions, wrapt). Maintenance status is active with a recent release.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant restriction.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-python-contrib-external-valkey
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.valkey import ValkeyInstrumentor
ValkeyInstrumentor().instrument()Verify before relying
- Whether this package will be superseded by official Valkey support in opentelemetry-python-contrib.
- Performance overhead of instrumentation on typical Valkey workloads.
- Compatibility with specific Valkey client versions beyond the fork basis.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-instrumentationopentelemetry-semantic-conventionswrapt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 49 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 186,057 / month, #9,995 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_python_contrib_external_valkey-0.64b0-py3-none-any.whl
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