Yo, great thread! Using proxy with Scrapy is def a must, but yeah, it can be tricky. I’ve had good luck with Oxylabs for proxies—they’re a bit pricey but worth it if you’re scraping at scale.
Another tip: use CAPTCHA-solving services like 2Captcha if you’re hitting sites that throw those at you. It’s saved me so many headaches.
Oh, and don’t forget to randomize your request headers too. It’s not just about user agents—things like referer and accept-language headers can make a big diff.
Another tip: use CAPTCHA-solving services like 2Captcha if you’re hitting sites that throw those at you. It’s saved me so many headaches.
Oh, and don’t forget to randomize your request headers too. It’s not just about user agents—things like referer and accept-language headers can make a big diff.