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+# 🛑 This library is being deprecated!
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+We urge all users to migrate to [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/). Please refer to the [notice in the documentation](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/client-libraries/#deprecating-jaeger-clients) for details.
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 # Jaeger Bindings for Python OpenTracing API
 
 This is a client-side library that can be used to instrument Python apps