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Managing extensions in Selenium involves adding, removing, or interacting with browser extensions during your automated testing or web scraping tasks. Selenium provides mechanisms to handle extensions in different browsers. Below are examples for managing extensions in Chrome and Firefox using Selenium.

Chrome

Adding an Extension:

from selenium import webdriver

chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
chrome_options.add_extension('/path/to/extension.crx')  # Replace with the path to your extension

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=chrome_options)

Removing an Extension

Removing an extension is not directly supported in ChromeOptions. Instead, you can manually remove the extension directory after launching the browser.

Firefox

Adding an Extension:

from selenium import webdriver

firefox_options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()
firefox_options.add_extension('/path/to/extension.xpi')  # Replace with the path to your extension

driver = webdriver.Firefox(options=firefox_options)

Removing an Extension

from selenium import webdriver
import os

firefox_options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()
firefox_options.add_extension('/path/to/extension.xpi')  # Replace with the path to your extension

driver = webdriver.Firefox(options=firefox_options)

# After performing your tasks, remove the extension
os.remove('/path/to/extension.xpi')  # Replace with the path to your extension

Note:

Replace /path/to/extension.crx and /path/to/extension.xpi with the actual paths to your Chrome extension (CRX) and Firefox extension (XPI) files, respectively.

Ensure that the extension files are valid and compatible with the browser versions you are using.

Managing extensions is browser-specific. Chrome uses CRX files, while Firefox uses XPI files.

Adding extensions using these methods is done during the browser instance creation, so it should be done before calling driver.get().

Removing an extension may require additional steps based on your specific use case, such as removing the extension directory or modifying browser profiles.

Always check the documentation and terms of use for the extensions you are working with to ensure compliance with their licensing and usage terms.

To change the proxy settings on an Android device, follow these steps:

1. Open the "Settings" app on your Android device.

2. Scroll down and tap on "Network & Internet" or "Connections," depending on your device's Android version and manufacturer.

3. Tap on "Wi-Fi" if you want to change the proxy settings for Wi-Fi connections, or "Mobile networks" if you want to change the proxy settings for cellular data.

4. If you're changing the settings for Wi-Fi, tap on the Wi-Fi network you're currently connected to. If you're changing the settings for mobile networks, tap on "Advanced options" or "Access Point Names (APN)."

5. Look for the "Proxy" or "Access Point" section. Tap on it to access the proxy settings.

6. You will see options to enter the proxy server's IP address and port number. Enter the required information for the proxy server you want to use. Some proxy servers may also require you to enter a username and password.

7. Once you've entered the proxy server details, save your changes by tapping on the "Save" or "Apply" button.

Both on a PC and on modern cell phones, a built-in utility that is responsible for working with network connections, provides the ability to set up a connection through a proxy server. You just need to enter the IP-address for connection and the port number. In the future all traffic will be redirected through this proxy. Accordingly, the provider will not block it.

To disable a proxy-server in Yandex browser, you need to do the following steps:

Open the browser. Click on the icon "?" in the upper right corner. Go to "Settings". Type "proxy" in the search box. Click on "Proxy settings". In the tab that opens, select "Network settings". Disable the "Use proxy server" option.

There are special online services that use IP and HTTP connection tags to determine if a proxy is being used from your equipment. The most popular are Proxy Checker, Socproxy.