Update logs example re root logger (#4090)

open-telemetry · Jul 30, 2024 · b9cadc0 · b9cadc0
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added py.typed file to top-level module ([#4084](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4084))
 - Drop Final annotation from Enum in semantic conventions
   ([#4085](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4085))
+- Update log export example to not use root logger ([#4090](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4090))
 
 ## Version 1.26.0/0.47b0 (2024-07-25)
 

diff --git a/docs/examples/logs/example.py b/docs/examples/logs/example.py
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@
 # Attach OTLP handler to root logger
 logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
 
-# Log directly
-logging.info("Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.")
-
 # Create different namespaced loggers
+# It is recommended to not use the root logger with OTLP handler
+# so telemetry is collected only for the application
 logger1 = logging.getLogger("myapp.area1")
 logger2 = logging.getLogger("myapp.area2")