From c639ba3c22c88434d60fca8a11be095aa2bbe498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Boten <aboten@lightstep.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 11:25:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix meter provider configuration

It was previously under the Traces header.

Signed-off-by: Alex Boten <aboten@lightstep.com>
---
 .../en/docs/instrumentation/python/manual.md  | 44 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/en/docs/instrumentation/python/manual.md b/content/en/docs/instrumentation/python/manual.md
index 50b9eaa4028b..74467c2037a9 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/instrumentation/python/manual.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/instrumentation/python/manual.md
@@ -44,28 +44,6 @@ trace.set_tracer_provider(provider)
 tracer = trace.get_tracer("my.tracer.name")
 ```
 
-To start collecting metrics, you'll need to initialize a
-[`MeterProvider`](/docs/specs/otel/metrics/api/#meterprovider) and optionally
-set it as the global default.
-
-```python
-from opentelemetry import metrics
-from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
-from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import (
-    ConsoleMetricExporter,
-    PeriodicExportingMetricReader,
-)
-
-metric_reader = PeriodicExportingMetricReader(ConsoleMetricExporter())
-provider = MeterProvider(metric_readers=[metric_reader])
-
-# Sets the global default meter provider
-metrics.set_meter_provider(provider)
-
-# Creates a meter from the global meter provider
-meter = metrics.get_meter("my.meter.name")
-```
-
 ### Creating spans
 
 To create a [span](/docs/concepts/signals/traces/#spans), you'll typically want
@@ -325,6 +303,28 @@ Note that environment variables will override what's configured in code.
 
 ## Metrics
 
+To start collecting metrics, you'll need to initialize a
+[`MeterProvider`](/docs/specs/otel/metrics/api/#meterprovider) and optionally
+set it as the global default.
+
+```python
+from opentelemetry import metrics
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import (
+    ConsoleMetricExporter,
+    PeriodicExportingMetricReader,
+)
+
+metric_reader = PeriodicExportingMetricReader(ConsoleMetricExporter())
+provider = MeterProvider(metric_readers=[metric_reader])
+
+# Sets the global default meter provider
+metrics.set_meter_provider(provider)
+
+# Creates a meter from the global meter provider
+meter = metrics.get_meter("my.meter.name")
+```
+
 ### Creating and using synchronous instruments
 
 Instruments are used to make measurements of your application.