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Python agent compatibility and requirements 🔗

Meet these requirements to instrument Python applications for Splunk Observability Cloud.

Supported libraries and frameworks 🔗

The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Python instruments numerous libraries and packages. For a complete list, see Supported libraries in the OpenTelemetry documentation.

Ensure you have supported Python and library versions 🔗

The agent of the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Python is compatible with Python 3.7 and higher.

Install and configure the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector 🔗

The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Python exports application traces and spans to the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector, which also collects system metric data and logs.

To send application traces and spans to Splunk Observability Cloud, install the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector for your platform. The following distributions are available: