The role of a proxy is to provide an additional layer of protection on top of your system. At its core, a proxy is a server that sits in between your web scraper and the target web server, and passes communication between the two. Your web scraper sends a request to the proxy server, which then forwards the request to the website. From the point of view of the website, the request only comes from the proxy server, without any knowledge of the origin of the request. There are many types of proxy available, each with its own pros and cons
Proxies
Public and shared proxies
Some proxies are open to the public to use. However, they can be shared by many different people. This jeopardizes your reliability because, if other users...