record_exception: Accept BaseException

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#3648](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/3648))
 - Fix ValueError message for PeriodicExportingMetricsReader
   ([#3769](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/3769))
+- Use `BaseException` instead of `Exception` in `record_exception`
+  ([#3354](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/3354))
 - Make span.record_exception more robust
   ([#3778](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/3778))
 - Fix license field in pyproject.toml files

opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/span.py

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def set_status(
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def record_exception(
         self,
-        exception: Exception,
+        exception: BaseException,
         attributes: types.Attributes = None,
         timestamp: typing.Optional[int] = None,
         escaped: bool = False,
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def set_status(
 
     def record_exception(
         self,
-        exception: Exception,
+        exception: BaseException,
         attributes: types.Attributes = None,
         timestamp: typing.Optional[int] = None,
         escaped: bool = False,

opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/__init__.py

@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ def __exit__(
 
     def record_exception(
         self,
-        exception: Exception,
+        exception: BaseException,
         attributes: types.Attributes = None,
         timestamp: Optional[int] = None,
         escaped: bool = False,