1# Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry — Python SDK Quick Reference
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3> Condensed from **azure-monitor-opentelemetry-py**. Full patterns
4> (Flask/Django/FastAPI, custom metrics, sampling, live metrics)
5> in the **azure-monitor-opentelemetry-py** plugin skill if installed.
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7## Install
8```bash
9pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry
10```
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12## Quick Start
13```python
14from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor
15configure_azure_monitor()
16```
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18## Best Practices
19- Call configure_azure_monitor() early — before importing instrumented libraries
20- Use environment variables for connection string in production
21- Set cloud role name for multi-service Application Map
22- Enable sampling in high-traffic applications
23- Use structured logging for better log analytics queries
24- Add custom attributes to spans for better debugging
25- Use AAD authentication for production workloads
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