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34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/stale.yml
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name: Mark stale PRs

on:
schedule:
# hourly at minute 23
- cron: "23 * * * *"
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Should this run daily instead of hourly?
"23 0 * * *"

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Maybe use the same as semconv repo: https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/.github/workflows/stale-pr.yml#L4C14-L4C24

workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
contents: read

jobs:
stale:
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
pull-requests: write
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f # v10.2.0
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
days-before-pr-stale: 14
days-before-pr-close: 14
days-before-issue-stale: -1
days-before-issue-close: -1
stale-pr-message: >
This PR has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
any activity for 14 days. It will be closed if no further activity
occurs within 14 days of this comment.
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Should we add a recommendation here? e.g.

If you're still working on this, please add a comment or push new commits.

close-pr-message: >
This PR has been closed due to inactivity. Please reopen if you would
like to continue working on it.
exempt-pr-labels: "hold,WIP,blocked by spec,do not merge"
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## Unreleased

- Add stale PR GitHub Action
([#4926](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4926))
- `opentelemetry-sdk`: Clarify timeout units in environment variable documentation
([#4906](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4906))
- `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc`: Fix re-initialization of gRPC channel on UNAVAILABLE error
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One of the maintainers will merge the PR once it is **ready to merge**.

### Stale PRs

PRs with no activity for 14 days will be automatically marked as stale and closed after a further 14 days of inactivity. To prevent a PR from being marked stale, ensure there is regular activity (commits, comments, reviews, etc).

Project managers can also exempt a PR from this by applying one of the following labels: `hold`, `WIP`, `blocked by spec`, `do not merge`.

## Design Choices

As with other OpenTelemetry clients, opentelemetry-python follows the
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