# Importing base64 library because we'll need it ONLY in case if the proxy we are going to use requires authentication
import base64
# Start your middleware class
class ProxyMiddleware(object):
# overwrite process request
def process_request(self, request, spider):
# Set the location of the proxy
request.meta['proxy'] = "http://YOUR_PROXY_IP:PORT"
# Use the following lines if your proxy requires authentication
proxy_user_pass = "USERNAME:PASSWORD"
# setup basic authentication for the proxy
encoded_user_pass = base64.encodestring(proxy_user_pass)
request.headers['Proxy-Authorization'] = 'Basic ' + encoded_user_pass
#//python/8309