Proxy Instrument

There are several options for its use: bypassing the blocking of websites, shopping in foreign online stores at regional (local) prices, access to a full library of media content, hiding your real IP-address.

The easiest option is to use ready-made online proxy checkers. For example, Hidemy.name, which shows the type of protocol used. Or you can simply run Speedtest - this will show you the bandwidth and response speed (ping).

To work with browser extensions in Selenium, you can follow these steps:

from selenium import webdriver

# Set the path to the ChromeDriver executable
chrome_driver_path = "path/to/chromedriver"

# Set the extension ID
extension_id = "your-extension-id"

# Create a ChromeOptions object
chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()

# Add the extension ID to the ChromeOptions
chrome_options.add_extension(f"path/to/your-extension-folder/{extension_id}")

# Launch the browser with the extension
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=chrome_driver_path, options=chrome_options)

# Your Selenium code goes here

# Close the browser
driver.quit()

Replace path/to/chromedriver, your-extension-id, and path/to/your-extension-folder with the appropriate values for your setup.

By following these steps, you can work with browser extensions in Selenium and automate interactions with the extensions in your test scripts.

You can check it with the ping command from the command line in Windows. It is enough to enter it, with a space - the data of the proxy server (including the number of the port used) and press Enter. The reply message will tell you whether or not you have received a reply from the remote server. If not, the proxy is unavailable, respectively.

It depends on which browser you are using. In Opera, Chrome, Edge a proxy is configured at the level of the operating system itself. In Firefox in the settings there is a special item (in the "Privacy" section).