View common scenarios

These examples show how to customize the metrics that are output by the SDK using Views. There are multiple examples:

• change_aggregation.py: Shows how to configure to change the default aggregation for an instrument.
• change_name.py: Shows how to change the name of a metric.
• limit_num_of_attrs.py: Shows how to limit the number of attributes that are output for a metric.
• drop_metrics_from_instrument.py: Shows how to drop measurements from an instrument.
• change_reservoir_factory.py: Shows how to use your own ExemplarReservoir

The source files of these examples are available :scm_web:here <docs/examples/metrics/views/>.

Installation

.. code-block:: sh

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the Example

.. code-block:: sh

python <example_name>.py

The output will be shown in the console.

Useful links

• OpenTelemetry_
• :doc:../../../api/metrics

.. _OpenTelemetry: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/