Update __init__.py (#3448)

open-telemetry · Sep 26, 2023 · c8e5c3e · c8e5c3e
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diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py
@@ -344,7 +344,12 @@ def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class ReadableSpan:
-    """Provides read-only access to span attributes"""
+    """Provides read-only access to span attributes.
+
+    Users should NOT be creating these objects directly. `ReadableSpan`s are created as
+    a direct result from using the tracing pipeline via the `Tracer`.
+
+    """
 
     def __init__(
         self,