README.md

Proxy List Generator

a simple python script which scraps free-proxy-list.net for proxies..

Highly Recommended for:

1. Web Scrapers
2. Web Crawlers
3. Pen Testers
4. People who want list of proxies in Bulk

How it Works?

It scraps [free-proxy-list.net] and extracts all the IP Addresses, Port Numbers,Country Codes etc, which are available on the home page accessible via pagination.

requirements:

1. requests
2. BeautifulSoup
3. html5lib

Preparing for running the Script

run the following commands before executing the script

for installing requirements for running the script

git clone https://github.com/gagangulyani/Proxy_List_Generator.git
cd Proxy_List_Generator
pip install -r requirements.txt

In case of the following error:

AttributeError: module 'html5lib.treebuilders' has no attribute '_base'

run the following command

pip install --upgrade beautifulsoup4
pip install --upgrade html5lib

Running the Script [Option #1]

• Copy Paste or Move proxy_get.py file in Current Working Directory of your project
• Import proxy_get in your code: from proxy_get import Proxy_List
• Call the Proxy_List() function

Running the Script [Option #2]

python proxy_get.py

On Success:

Output will be displayed only is script is executed directly (without importing it)
If Imported and Proxy_List() is called:
    Returns dictionary containing list of proxies and number of proxies retrieved
    example:
    {
        "list_of_proxies":[
                {
                    'ip_address': '118.174.196.112',
                    'port': '36314',
                    'code': 'TH',
                    'country': 'Thailand',
                    'anonymity': 'elite proxy',
                    'google': 'no',
                    'https': 'yes',
                    'last_checked': '29 seconds ago'
                },
                {
                    'ip_address': '84.201.158.146',
                    'port': '3128',
                    'code': 'RU',
                    'country': 'Russian Federation',
                    'anonymity': 'elite proxy',
                    'google': 'no',
                    'https': 'yes',
                    'last_checked': '29 seconds ago'}] 
                }
                ...
            ],
        "count" : 300
    }    

On Failure:

1. In case of failure of retrieval of Proxy List from free-proxy-list.net

Output:
	Failed to get Proxy List :(
	Try Running the script again..
	
Return:
	None

2. In case of failure Bad Request or Redirection of free-proxy-list.net

Output:
	Something Went Wrong while Getting Proxy List!

Return:
	None

Important:

feel free to tweak it as much as you like.

If you have any ideas or suggestions regarding the latter,mail me.
(Email: gagangulyanig@gmail.com)

Reference

1. beautifulsoup, html5lib: module object has no attribute _base
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38447738/beautifulsoup-html5lib-module-object-has-no-attribute-base