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Migrating to OpenTelemetry Python v1.34.0

Version v1.34.0 introduces 2 breaking changes. This guide details how to update your code.

Released: 6/4/2025

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Breaking Changes
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Migration Steps
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Affected Symbols

⚠️ Check Your Code

If you use any of these symbols, you need to read this guide:

BatchLogRecordProcessorBatchSpanProcessorBatchLogRecordProcessor.emit

Breaking Changes

●Issue #1

Support for Python 3.8 has been dropped. Users must upgrade to Python 3.9 or newer.

●Issue #2

Mypy type checking support has been dropped in favor of using sdk/resources for type checking.

Migration Steps

  1. 1
    Ensure your environment uses Python 3.9 or newer, as Python 3.8 is no longer supported.
  2. 2
    If you relied on mypy checks, note that they have been replaced by checks within sdk/resources.

Release Summary

This release drops support for Python 3.8, updates type checking mechanisms, and includes refactoring in log and span processors along with a fix for a shutdown recursion error.

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