Sometimes, we want to make requests via a proxy with Python.

In this article, we’ll look at how to make requests via a proxy with Python.

How to make requests via a proxy with Python?

To make requests via a proxy with Python, we can use the requests module.

For instance, we write:

import requests

url = 'http://www.google.com'
proxy = '206.253.164.108'
r = requests.get(url, proxies={"http": proxy})
print(r)

We call requests.get with the url to make the request to and a dictionary with an entry with the 'http' key set to a string with the proxy’s address.

Therefore, if the request is successful, we get something like:

<Response [200]>

returned.

Conclusion

To make requests via a proxy with Python, we can use the requests module.