Best Practices for Using a Proxy for Web Scraping: What Works and What Doesn’t?

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Yo, free proxies are a total gamble. I’ve had some work for a bit, but most of the time, they’re just garbage. If you’re serious about web scraping, invest in a good proxy service.

Rotating proxies are great, but like others said, they’re not always necessary. I’ve used Proxy-Seller for smaller projects, and it’s been pretty reliable.

Headers and request rates are crucial. Don’t go crazy with the requests—space them out and rotate your user agents. Tools like Scrapy or Selenium can help automate this.

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