opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions
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Yes. This is a foundational library for any OpenTelemetry instrumentation work. It has low install friction, active maintenance, permissive licensing, no known vulnerabilities, and is ranked in the top 100 PyPI packages by downloads. Install it if you are using OpenTelemetry and want to follow semantic conventions correctly.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low friction install with minimal dependencies.
- Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and stable repository status.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 2,587 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 542,941,923 downloads/mo, #72 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
from opentelemetry.semconv.trace import SpanAttributes
# Use semantic convention constants in instrumentation
span.set_attribute(SpanAttributes.HTTP_METHOD, "GET")- Whether the package includes constants for all current OpenTelemetry semantic convention domains (trace, metrics, logs, resource).
- How frequently the generated code is updated relative to OpenTelemetry specification releases.
What it is and what it does
OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions is a library of auto-generated Python code that defines standardized attribute names and constants for OpenTelemetry instrumentation. It implements the naming conventions specified in the OpenTelemetry specification, allowing developers to use consistent, well-defined constants when adding attributes to spans, metrics, and other telemetry signals rather than hard-coding string names.
The package is generated automatically from the OpenTelemetry specification and depends only on opentelemetry-api and typing-extensions. It is intended for use by instrumentation libraries and applications that need to follow OpenTelemetry standards. The code is production-stable, actively maintained, and supports modern Python versions.
Use it for
- Standardize span and metric attribute names across custom instrumentation code.
- Ensure compliance with OpenTelemetry semantic conventions in distributed tracing implementations.
- Reduce typos and inconsistencies when instrumenting HTTP, database, or messaging operations.
- Enable IDE autocompletion and type checking for semantic convention constants.
- Build instrumentation libraries that follow OpenTelemetry best practices.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a foundational library for any OpenTelemetry instrumentation work. It has low install friction, active maintenance, permissive licensing, no known vulnerabilities, and is ranked in the top 100 PyPI packages by downloads. Install it if you are using OpenTelemetry and want to follow semantic conventions correctly.
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opentelemetry-semantic-conventions on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with minimal dependencies. Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and stable repository status. Supports current Python versions (3.10–3.14).
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
from opentelemetry.semconv.trace import SpanAttributes
# Use semantic convention constants in instrumentation
span.set_attribute(SpanAttributes.HTTP_METHOD, "GET")Verify before relying
- Whether the package includes constants for all current OpenTelemetry semantic convention domains (trace, metrics, logs, resource).
- How frequently the generated code is updated relative to OpenTelemetry specification releases.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesopentelemetry-apityping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 542,941,923 / month, #72 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: OpenTelemetryIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_semantic_conventions-0.65b0-py3-none-any.whl
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