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Feature request: use the name of the Python application for the default log name #382

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@michaelsafyan

If the log name is missing from the list of attributes it falls back to a hard-coded default string:

  • otel_python_inprocess_log_name_temp

It would be ideal to make the default name more intelligent, perhaps derived from the script name? For example:

  • ./path/to/the/script.py -> script
  • ./path/to/the/scriptdir/main.py -> scriptdir
  • python3 (interactive mode) -> python3

A sketch of the code might look something like:

def _get_entrypoint_script_name():
    main_script_path = sys.argv[0]
    if not main_script_path:
        main_script_path = sys.executable
    simple_script_name = os.path.basename(main_script_path).rstrip('.py')
    return simple_script_name

def _get_default_log_name():
   entrypoint_script_name = _get_entrypoint_script_name()
   if entrypoint_script_name == 'main':
     return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
   return entrypoint_script_name

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