How do I use a proxy in Selenium Python scraping?

Published: 2024/04/29

Gleb Lepeshkin
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To start using a scraping proxy with Python in Selenium, you first need to purchase a server and get credentials for the connection on your hands. Then you need to specify the proxy browser and visit the needed page.

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