Python Client for Google Cloud Trace API

Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

  1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project.

  2. Enable billing for your project.

  3. Enable the Google Cloud Trace API.

  4. Setup Authentication.

Installation

Install this library in a virtualenv using pip. virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. The basic problem it addresses is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions.

With virtualenv, it’s possible to install this library without needing system install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system dependencies.

Mac/Linux

python3 -m venv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
<your-env>/bin/pip install /path/to/library

Windows

python3 -m venv <your-env>
<your-env>\Scripts\activate
<your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install \path\to\library