README.md

Scout Python Monitoring Agent

This is the Python Agent for Scout Application Monitoring. Install this agent in your Python application to collect detailed performance metrics and transaction traces.

Python Monitoring is in our Technical Preview Program. If you run into any questions or issues, contact us at support@scoutapp.com or create an issue in this repo.

Django Quick Start

pip install scout-apm

# settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = (
  'scout_apm.django', # should be listed first
  # ... other apps ...
)

# Scout settings
SCOUT_MONITOR = True
SCOUT_KEY     = "[AVAILABLE IN THE SCOUT UI]"
SCOUT_NAME    = "[A FRIENDLY NAME FOR YOUR APP]"

For full installation instructions, including information on configuring Scout via environment variables, see our Python docs.

Documentation

For full installation and troubleshooting documentation, visit our help site.