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How to Generate and Propagate W3C Trace Context Headers in Python

Generate and propagate W3C traceparent and tracestate headers for distributed tracing in Python, with mock service headers.

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import uuid


def generate_w3c_traceparent(trace_id=None, parent_id=None, flags="01"):
    if trace_id is None:
        trace_id = uuid.uuid4().hex[:32]
    if parent_id is None:
        parent_id = uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]
    return f"00-{trace_id}-{parent_id}-{flags}"


def create_mock_headers(service_name, trace_id=N…
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