Python selenium firefox proxy

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Python Selenium Firefox Proxy:

In order to use a proxy with Selenium and Firefox in Python, you can follow these steps:

  1. First, you need to install the required packages. Open your command prompt or terminal and run the following command:
    2. pip install selenium

    This command will install the Selenium package, which is required for browser automation with Python.

  2. Next, you need to download the Firefox WebDriver executable. This executable allows Selenium to communicate with Firefox. You can download it from the following link: https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases

    3. Make sure to download the correct version of the WebDriver based on your Firefox version.

  3. Once you have downloaded the WebDriver, you need to set the executable path in your Python code. Here’s an example:
    4. from selenium import webdriver

proxy = {
    "http": "http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port",
    "https": "https://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port"
}

firefox_options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()
firefox_options.add_argument("--proxy-server=http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port")

driver = webdriver.Firefox(executable_path='path_to_geckodriver', options=firefox_options)

# Rest of your Selenium code goes here...

driver.quit()

    In the above example, you need to replace “your_proxy_ip” and “your_proxy_port” with the actual IP address and port of your proxy server. Also, make sure to set the correct path to the geckodriver executable.

    The proxy details are passed to the FirefoxOptions and the webdriver.Firefox instance is created with the options object.

  4. After setting up the proxy, you can continue writing your Selenium code as usual. The requests made by the Firefox browser will be routed through the specified proxy server.
  5. Finally, make sure to quit the WebDriver instance after you are done with your tests to free up system resources.

That’s it! You should now be able to use a proxy with Selenium and Firefox in Python.

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