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The ultimate guide for using proxies for Web Scraping with Python

Python is a high-level programming language that is used for web development, mobile application development, and also for scraping the web.

Python is considered as the finest programming language for web scraping because it can handle all the crawling processes smoothly. When you combine the capabilities of Python with the security of a web proxy, then you can perform all your scraping activities smoothly without the fear of IP banning.

In this article, you will understand how proxies are used for web scraping with Python. But, first, let’s understand the basics.

February 15, 2023
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How to use a proxy in Puppeteer

Puppeteer is a Node library which controls Chrome or Chromium. It offers a high-level API for web scraping in Node.js.

This article will explain the steps needed to use a proxy in Puppeteer. But, first, let’s understand more about Puppeteer and Proxies.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A PUPPETEER?

Here are some of the things that you can do with a Puppeteer:

  • Produce screenshots and PDFs of pages
  • Generate pre-rendered content by crawling a SPA (Single-Page Application)
September 23, 2020
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What are Static Residential Proxies?

First, we shall explain what an IP address is. An internet protocol (IP) address is the unique code assigned to each computer when it connects to the Internet. The IP address is used to locate the computer and enables it to communicate with other connected computers.

A static residential IP address is provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). This IP address is legal and legitimate and has a physical location attached to it. Residential IPs are easy to locate and usually allow ISPs or websites to collect information about your online activity.

March 12, 2020
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Web Scraping Industry in 2019 – Retrospect

For the data scraping and data analytics industry, this past year has had a lot of twists and turns. From rising interest in data privacy to new and exciting scraping solutions, 2019 was definitely interesting. In this article, we’ll review the major advancements, tools, and trends we had this year, and discuss what we can expect in 2020.

February 20, 2020
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How will the ruling in favor of HiQ influence the scraping industry

The world wide web holds an endless amount of information. The use of all this data was recently brought up before the courts, and no, we are not referring to the whole social media fact-checking extravaganza. Nowadays, a growing number of companies offer data collection and analysis services. One major tool these companies use is data scraping. Usually, web scraping only involves collecting data from what is considered the open Internet.

February 05, 2020
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Best Sneaker Bots 2019

There is a set rule in life – if you want to have or do something special, you need to use a trick or tool that gives you an edge over everyone else. This trick or tool is like a sword in the stone reserved only for the chosen ones, just like in the legend of Excalibur.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, in today’s world, most tricks and tools can be bought. If your goal is to cop limited-edition sneakers, the tool that you will need to use is a reliable sneaker bot. These bots cost money but they allow you to cop the finest limited-edition shoes and stay ahead of the competition.

May 30, 2019
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Jarvee & Multilogin Integration with GeoSurf: Complete Guide

On this page, you will learn how to integrate GeoSurf proxies with the MultiLoginApp as well as how to use proxies with the Jarvee software.

MULTILOGINAPP INTEGRATION GUIDE

IP AUTHENTICATED PROXIES – WHITELISTED IPS

This section will show you how to use whitelisted IPs authenticated in the Geosurf dashboard in Multilogin. But first, make sure you have authenticated your IP in the Geosurf dashboard.

April 15, 2019
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Multilogin & GeoSurf webinar

Recently we teamed up with our partner Multilogin, a browser fingerprinting software which allows users to scrape websites while controlling the fingerprints they leave, for an educational webinar. Multilogin has integrated GeoSurf to work with their platform, allowing its users to automatically create fingerprints according to proxy location together with other profile guidelines set by their clients. They have developed a great tool for web scraping companies and it is used by thousands of customers worldwide.

February 19, 2019
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DATA MINING AND SCRAPING USING A PROXY – ULTIMATE GUIDE

The internet has become so vast, intricate and rich of information that we could compare it to a glorious feast in a labyrinth. Just imagine it for one second: There are tons and tons of food, but we don’t always know how to easily find our way around it and find the food we like and need the most without wasting our time. In other words, do we really know how to gather the information that we’re looking for?

December 02, 2018
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BENEFITS OF WEB SCRAPING

This article is a small part of our “Ultimate Guide to Data-Mining Scraping with Proxies” editorial.

The Internet is full of information about everything and everyone. With so much data exposed, a great number of people use different methods to gather as much information as possible and get the most out of it.

One such method is web scraping, which is being increasingly used for business purposes. This article aims to explain the concept of web scraping, its applications and methods, as well as its advantages and disadvantages.

September 03, 2018
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