added a comment exmplaining the reason behind log record attribute ex…

…clusion
open-telemetry · Feb 13, 2024 · b0a5a8d · b0a5a8d
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diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py
@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@
 _DEFAULT_OTEL_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT = 128
 _ENV_VALUE_UNSET = ""
 _EXCLUDED_ATTRIBUTES = {
+    # pseudo-private log-record attributes, they just get dropped
     "args",
     "msg",
     "message",
     "stack_info",
     "exc_info",
     "exc_text",
+    # attributes that are retained, but with a different name
+    # following semantic conventions
     "pathname",
     "funcName",
     "lineno",