How to Use a Proxy with Python Requests? (python requests proxy) or Best Practices for Setting Up a P

lol i spent HOURS on this. My dumb mistake? Forgot to escape special chars in the proxy password.

If your creds have `@` or `#`, use `urllib.parse.quote()` to encode ‘em.

Also, if you’re behind a corp firewall, sometimes the proxy just… won’t. Try `verify=False` in requests (but only for testing, obv).