Hey there! I’ve been in the web scraping proxy pool game for a while now. I rotate IPs every 5-10 requests, depending on the site. Too often, and you might trigger alarms; too little, and you risk bans.
For handling bans, I use a combination of proxy rotation and user-agent switching. Tools like Scrapy with built-in middleware make this easier.
As for speed vs. reliability, I lean toward a larger pool. More IPs mean fewer chances of getting blocked, even if some are slower.
For handling bans, I use a combination of proxy rotation and user-agent switching. Tools like Scrapy with built-in middleware make this easier.
As for speed vs. reliability, I lean toward a larger pool. More IPs mean fewer chances of getting blocked, even if some are slower.