Proxy for Medium

Start the program and add a template. Click on it twice to open a window. Here you need to specify the path to the file with the proxy and save the settings. Enter the following format in the file: HTTPS - 195.3.218.232:8000 - if the proxy is bound to your IP, or login:[email protected]:8000 - if you use a proxy with username and password authentication. Under "Settings" click on "Default", or fill everything in manually, and then confirm the changes you made.

Open the "Settings" application via "Start" and go to "Network and Internet". Here, in the "Proxy" section, find the "Manual Proxy Configuration" column. Move the slider to "On" and carefully enter the IP address and port of the proxy, then click "Save".

Chromium does not support proxies in-house. There is a corresponding item in the menu, but clicking on it will open the regular proxy server settings in Windows or MacOS.

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.

Proxy servers are needed for Telegram, so that they can substitute their IP address instead of the real one. This procedure makes it possible to avoid blocking and bypass the ban on the messenger in our country. There are three types of protocols that can be set up for Telegram: Socks5, HTTP and MTPROTO. As for the last protocol, its own applications are developed for it.