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Tunneling httplib Through a Proxy

I am trying to figure out how to send data to a server through a proxy. I was hoping this would be possible through tor but being as tor uses SOCKS it apparently isn't possible with httplib (correct me if I am wrong)

This is what I have right now

import httplib
con = httplib.HTTPConnection("google.com")
con.set_tunnel(proxy, port)
con.send("Sent Stuff")

The problem is, it seems to freeze when the tunnel is set. Thanks for your help.

Solution

  • If you want to use http proxy, it should be like this: 

    import httplib
conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(proxyHost, proxyPort)
conn.request("POST", "http://www.google.com", params)

    If you want to use SOCKS proxy, you can use SocksiPy as in this question: How can I use a SOCKS 4/5 proxy with urllib2?