Python: improve .env handling and observability samples (#4032)

* Python: improve .env precedence and observability samples

- Switch load_settings to explicit precedence: overrides -> explicit .env -> environment -> defaults\n- Raise when env_file_path is provided but missing\n- Update settings docs and tests for new behavior\n- Refresh observability samples and README guidance for env loading options\n\nCloses #3864\n\nCo-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fixed some imports

* Fix load_settings CI regressions

Allow explicit env_file_path values that exist but are not regular files (for example /dev/null) by checking path existence before dotenv parsing, and restore a dict accumulator with typed return cast to satisfy mypy.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Avoid implicit dotenv in observability

Only load dotenv in observability helpers when env_file_path is explicitly provided, and remove test os.devnull workarounds that are no longer necessary.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Eduard van Valkenburg
2026-02-18 11:18:52 +00:00
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co-authored by Copilot
parent f900febb6f
commit 534e5f5bf7
41 changed files with 250 additions and 221 deletions
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import os
from random import randint
from typing import Annotated
import dotenv
from agent_framework import Agent, tool
from agent_framework.observability import create_resource, enable_instrumentation, get_tracer
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIResponsesClient
from azure.ai.projects.aio import AIProjectClient
from azure.identity.aio import AzureCliCredential
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind
from opentelemetry.trace.span import format_trace_id
from pydantic import Field
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ So ensure you have the `azure-monitor-opentelemetry` package installed.
"""
# For loading the `AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT` environment variable
dotenv.load_dotenv()
load_dotenv()
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# NOTE: approval_mode="never_require" is for sample brevity. Use "always_require" in production; see samples/02-agents/tools/function_tool_with_approval.py and samples/02-agents/tools/function_tool_with_approval_and_sessions.py.
# NOTE: approval_mode="never_require" is for sample brevity.
# Use "always_require" in production; see samples/02-agents/tools/function_tool_with_approval.py
# and samples/02-agents/tools/function_tool_with_approval_and_sessions.py.
@tool(approval_mode="never_require")
async def get_weather(
location: Annotated[str, Field(description="The location to get the weather for.")],