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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Proxy Python Requests Auth

Proxy servers are used for various purposes such as improving security, accessing blocked websites, and monitoring network traffic. Python Requests is a popular library for making HTTP requests in Python. This library can be used with a proxy server to make HTTP requests. In this article, we'll discuss how to use Python Requests with authentication and a proxy server.

Proxy Servers

A proxy server is an intermediary server between the client and the internet. When a client sends a request to a website, the proxy server receives the request and forwards it to the website. The website sends its response to the proxy server, which then forwards it to the client.

Python Requests

Python Requests is a library that allows us to send HTTP requests in Python. It simplifies the process of sending HTTP requests and handling their responses.

Using Python Requests with a Proxy Server

To use Python Requests with a proxy server, we need to create a session object and configure it to use the proxy server.


import requests

# create a session object
session = requests.Session()

# set the proxy server
session.proxies = {'http': 'http://proxy.example.com:port', 'https': 'https://proxy.example.com:port'}

# make an HTTP request
response = session.get('http://example.com')

In the code above, we create a session object and set the proxies attribute to a dictionary containing the proxy server's URL. We then make an HTTP request using the session object's get method.

Proxy Authentication

If the proxy server requires authentication, we need to provide the credentials to the session object. We can do this by passing a tuple of the form (username, password) to the proxies dictionary.


import requests

# create a session object
session = requests.Session()

# set the proxy server with authentication
session.proxies = {'http': 'http://username:[email protected]:port', 'https': 'https://username:[email protected]:port'}

# make an HTTP request
response = session.get('http://example.com')

In the code above, we pass the credentials in the URL of the proxy server. We then make an HTTP request using the session object's get method.

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed how to use Python Requests with a proxy server and authentication. We covered setting up a session object, configuring it to use a proxy server, and providing authentication credentials. Using these techniques, we can make HTTP requests through a proxy server in Python.

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