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miahela
miahela

Reputation: 43

Getting net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED Error While Using Proxy with Playwright for Python

I am trying to write an automation script that uses a proxy. I initially tried using Selenium, but it doesn't offer an easy way to authenticate the proxy since Selenium can't interact with the authentication popup. I then switched to Playwright, where it appears that proxy authentication is supported as per the documentation here.

Below is my code snippet:

# Relevant code for initializing proxy and launching browser
proxy = {
    "server": f"http://{proxy_info['host']}:{proxy_info['port']}",
    "username": proxy_info['username'],
    "password": proxy_info['password']
}

# Initialize Playwright and launch browser
with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.launch(proxy=proxy)
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto("https://www.google.com", timeout=60000)
    # Rest of the code

When I run the script, I get the following error:

playwright._impl._api_types.Error: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED at https://www.google.com/

The script works fine when I run it without the proxy settings. I am new to both proxies and Playwright, so I'm not sure what the issue is or how to fix it. Are there any better ways to handle browser automation with proxies?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2121

Answers (1)

vizallati
vizallati

Reputation: 7

Try switching your browser to firefox, had a similar issue and it helped

Upvotes: -2

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