fix: make client.py runnable without CLI arguments (#4694)

* remove: unused import

* add CLI parameter support with backward compatibility in client.py

* add comment explaining parameter usage

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Co-authored-by: Emídio Neto <[email protected]>

Author: ddyczek

docs/examples/auto-instrumentation/client.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from sys import argv
+import sys
 
 from requests import get
 
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@
     BatchSpanProcessor(ConsoleSpanExporter())
 )
 
-
-assert len(argv) == 2
+# Get parameter from command line argument or use default value "testing"
+param_value = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "testing"
 
 with tracer.start_as_current_span("client"):
     with tracer.start_as_current_span("client-server"):
         headers = {}
         inject(headers)
         requested = get(
             "http://localhost:8082/server_request",
-            params={"param": argv[1]},
+            params={"param": param_value},
             headers=headers,
         )