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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Using Python Requests with Proxy

If you are trying to access a website but are getting blocked by its server or are experiencing slow internet speed, you can use a proxy server to connect to the website. Python Requests is a popular library for making HTTP requests in Python. Here's how you can use Python Requests with a proxy server:

1. Using HTTP Proxy with Python Requests

The HTTP protocol is the most widely used protocol for accessing the internet. If you want to use an HTTP proxy server, you can use the following code:


import requests

proxies = {'http': 'http://proxy.example.com:8080', 'https': 'http://proxy.example.com:8080'}
response = requests.get('http://www.example.com', proxies=proxies)

print(response.content)

In this code, we are creating a dictionary of proxies containing the IP address and port number of the proxy server. We then pass this dictionary to the requests.get method as the 'proxies' parameter. We then make the HTTP request to the desired URL using the get method and store the response in the 'response' variable. Finally, we print the content of the response.

2. Using SOCKS Proxy with Python Requests

The SOCKS protocol is used for handling network traffic between client and server through a proxy server. If you want to use a SOCKS proxy server, you can use the following code:


import requests

proxies = {'http': 'socks5://user:[email protected]:1080', 'https': 'socks5://user:[email protected]:1080'}
response = requests.get('http://www.example.com', proxies=proxies)

print(response.content)

In this code, we are creating a dictionary of proxies containing the IP address, port number, username and password of the proxy server. We then pass this dictionary to the requests.get method as the 'proxies' parameter. We then make the HTTP request to the desired URL using the get method and store the response in the 'response' variable. Finally, we print the content of the response.

3. Using Proxy Authentication with Python Requests

Some proxy servers require authentication before they can be used. If your proxy server requires authentication, you can use the following code:


import requests

proxies = {'http': 'http://user:[email protected]:8080', 'https': 'https://user:[email protected]:8080'}
response = requests.get('http://www.example.com', proxies=proxies)

print(response.content)

In this code, we are creating a dictionary of proxies containing the IP address, port number, username and password of the proxy server. We then pass this dictionary to the requests.get method as the 'proxies' parameter. We then make the HTTP request to the desired URL using the get method and store the response in the 'response' variable. Finally, we print the content of the response.

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