---
title: "Extended Configuration"
description: "Learn about additional configuration options for the Python SDK."
url: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/
---

# Extended Configuration | Sentry for Python

* #### [Options](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/options.md)

  Learn more about how the SDK can be configured via options. These are being passed to the init function and therefore set when the SDK is first initialized.

* #### [Environments](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/environments.md)

  Learn how to configure your SDK to tell Sentry about your environments.

* #### [Releases](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/releases.md)

  Learn how to configure your SDK to tell Sentry about your releases.

* #### [Sessions](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/sessions.md)

  Learn how to configure your SDK to tell Sentry about users sessions.

* #### [Filtering](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/filtering.md)

  Learn more about how to configure your SDK to filter events reported to Sentry.

* #### [Shutdown and Draining](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/draining.md)

  Learn more about the default behavior of our SDK if the application shuts down unexpectedly.

## Pages in this section

- [Options](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/options.md)
- [Environments](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/environments.md)
- [Releases](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/releases.md)
- [Sessions](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/sessions.md)
- [Filtering](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/filtering.md)
- [Shutdown and Draining](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/draining.md)
- [Shutdown and Draining](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/configuration/draining__v1.x.md)