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An "open" proxy means one that is publicly available. It can be used by many network users at the same time. But because of this its bandwidth is also quite low, because the server simultaneously handles all requests through a single port.

To add a custom method to a Selenium module, you can extend the existing Selenium class and add your method to the subclass. Here's an example in Python using Selenium WebDriver

Let's say you want to add a custom method named custom_method to the WebElement class in Selenium:

from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement

# Define your custom method
def custom_method(self, arg1, arg2):
    # Your custom logic here
    print(f"Custom Method: {arg1}, {arg2}")

# Add the custom method to the WebElement class
WebElement.custom_method = custom_method

# Now, you can use the custom method on any WebElement instance
driver = webdriver.Chrome()
element = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//input[@name='username']")
element.custom_method("arg1_value", "arg2_value")

In this example:

1. We import the WebElement class from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement.
2. We define a custom method custom_method that takes two arguments (arg1 and arg2) and prints a message.
3. We add the custom method to the WebElement class by assigning it as an attribute (WebElement.custom_method).
4. We create a WebDriver instance and find a WebElement on the page using a locator (e.g., By.XPATH).
5. We call the custom method on the WebElement instance, passing the desired arguments.

This approach allows you to extend Selenium's classes with your custom methods. Keep in mind that modifying the core Selenium classes may have consequences, and you should be careful not to override existing methods or cause conflicts with future updates.

If you can't download images in Scrapy:

- Check the image pipeline configuration in settings.py.
- Verify HTTPS compatibility and install the certifi package if necessary.
- Confirm the correctness of XPath or CSS selectors for image URLs.
- Ensure image URLs are in the correct format; log URLs for inspection.
- Handle redirects by setting REDIRECT_ENABLED = True.
- Check and set appropriate HTTP headers in your Scrapy spider.
- Adjust the CONCURRENT_REQUESTS setting to avoid server restrictions.
- Verify correct configuration of the ImagesPipeline.
- Inspect the downloaded images in the specified IMAGES_STORE directory.
- Implement exception handling in your spider to catch download errors.

On the PC you can use SOCKS5 proxies, for example, through the browser Firefox. There are such a function in the settings, you just need to activate it. The only nuance: the connection speed or ping indicators in this case may be slowed down.

The main scenarios for using a proxy server: bypassing blocking, hiding the real IP, protection of confidential data when connecting to public WiFi access points, interaction with blocked applications, connection to closed portals, forums (which operate only in one country, region).