Techworm Proxies

If your ISP blocks you from downloading torrents, turning on your proxy server is the easiest way around the blockage. How exactly this is done depends on the torrent client you are using. For example, in Qbittorrent you need to go to settings, open "Network" tab, check "Proxy-server" and manually specify its settings. The same way uTorrent is configured.

Scraping without libraries in Python typically involves making HTTP requests, parsing HTML (or other markup languages), and extracting data using basic string manipulation or regular expressions. However, it's important to note that using established libraries like requests for making HTTP requests and BeautifulSoup or lxml for parsing HTML is generally recommended due to their ease of use, reliability, and built-in features.

Here's a simple example of scraping without libraries, where we use Python's built-in urllib for making an HTTP request and then perform basic string manipulation to extract data. In this example, we'll scrape the title of a website:

import urllib.request

def scrape_website(url):
    try:
        # Make an HTTP request
        response = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
        
        # Read the HTML content
        html_content = response.read().decode('utf-8')

        # Extract the title using string manipulation
        title_start = html_content.find('', title_start)
        title = html_content[title_start:title_end].strip()

        return title
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
        return None

# Replace 'https://example.com' with the URL you want to scrape
url_to_scrape = 'https://example.com'
scraped_title = scrape_website(url_to_scrape)

if scraped_title:
    print(f"Scraped title: {scraped_title}")
else:
    print("Scraping failed.")

Keep in mind that scraping without libraries can quickly become complex as you need to handle various aspects such as handling redirects, managing cookies, dealing with different encodings, and more. Libraries like requests and BeautifulSoup abstract away many of these complexities and provide a more robust solution.

Using established libraries is generally recommended for web scraping due to the potential pitfalls and challenges involved in handling various edge cases on the web. Always ensure that your scraping activities comply with the website's terms of service and legal requirements.

To pass a Selenium WebDriver instance to a Python decorator, you can create a custom decorator that takes the WebDriver instance as an argument. Here's an example of how to do this:

First, create a custom decorator that accepts the WebDriver instance:

def webdriver_decorator(driver):
    def decorator(func):
        @functools.wraps(func)
        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            return func(driver, *args, **kwargs)
        return wrapper
    return decorator

Create a function that takes the WebDriver instance as an argument and performs the desired action:

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

def my_function(driver, search_query):
    driver.get('https://example.com')
    search_box = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, 'search-box')))
    search_box.send_keys(search_query)
    search_box.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)

Apply the custom decorator to the function and pass the WebDriver instance:

@webdriver_decorator
def my_function_with_decorator(driver, search_query):
    return my_function(driver, search_query)

Now you can use the decorated function and pass the WebDriver instance:

driver = webdriver.Chrome()
driver.get('https://example.com')

search_results = my_function_with_decorator(driver, 'your search query')

In this example, the my_function_with_decorator function is the same as the my_function function, but it is wrapped by the webdriver_decorator. When you call my_function_with_decorator, you need to pass the WebDriver instance as the first argument.

Setting up a proxy on your TV depends on the type of TV and the operating system it uses. Some smart TVs run on platforms like Android TV, webOS, or Tizen, which allow you to install apps and configure network settings. Here, I will provide instructions for popular smart TV platforms:

Android TV:
- Press the "Home" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Apps" and highlight "Settings."
- Select "Network" or "Network & Internet."
- Choose "Advanced settings" or "More settings."
- Select "Manage proxy settings" or "Proxy settings."
- Choose "Enable proxy" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

webOS (LG Smart TV):
- Press the "Home" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Settings" and select it.
- Choose "All Settings" or "General."
- Select "Network" or "Internet."
- Choose "Wi-Fi Direct" or "Wired" depending on your connection type.
- Select "Advanced settings" or "Internet settings."
- Choose "Manual proxy settings" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

Tizen (Samsung Smart TV):
- Press the "Menu" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Settings" and select it.
- Choose "General" or "Network."
- Select "Network status" or "Internet."
- Choose "Wi-Fi" or "Wired" depending on your connection type.
- Select "Advanced settings" or "Internet settings."
- Choose "Manual proxy settings" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

Open the "Browser Properties" in the control panel, in the "Connections" section of the opened window select "Network Settings". Remove the check mark from the "Use proxy" item, click "OK".