Installation

SkyWalking Python agent requires SkyWalking 8.0+ and Python 3.6+

You can install the SkyWalking Python agent via various ways.

If you want to try out the latest features that are not released yet, please refer to this guide to build from sources.

From PyPI

The Python agent module is published to PyPI, from where you can use pip to install:

# Install the latest version, using the default gRPC protocol to report data to OAP
pip install "apache-skywalking"

# Install the latest version, using the http protocol to report data to OAP
pip install "apache-skywalking[http]"

# Install the latest version, using the kafka protocol to report data to OAP
pip install "apache-skywalking[kafka]"

# Install a specific version x.y.z
# pip install apache-skywalking==x.y.z
pip install apache-skywalking==0.1.0  # For example, install version 0.1.0 no matter what the latest version is

From Docker Hub

SkyWalking Python agent starts to provide convenient dockerfile and images for easy integration utilizing its auto-bootstrap capability.

Simply pull SkyWalking Python image from Docker Hub based on desired agent version, protocol and Python version.

FROM apache/skywalking-python:0.7.0-grpc-py3.9

# ... build your Python application

Then, You can build your Python application image based on our agent-enabled Python images and start your applications with SkyWalking agent enabled for you. Please refer to our Containerization Guide for further instructions on integration and configuring.

From Source Code

Please refer to the How-to-build-from-sources FAQ.