The OpenTelemetry Python SDK provides the reference implementation of the
:doc:`OpenTelemetry Python API </api/index>`. It includes the concrete classes
for managing and exporting traces, metrics, and logs — such as
TracerProvider, MeterProvider, span processors, metric readers, and
exporters. The SDK is responsible for sampling, batching, and delivering
telemetry data to backends.
Install the SDK in your application to configure how telemetry is collected, processed, and exported.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
_events
_logs
resources
trace
metrics
error_handler
environment_variables