Python socket module: http proxy

Question

Hello I'm trying to use protected http socks server with socket module as in the code shown below

>>> import socket
>>> s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
>>> host = 'http://user:[email protected]'
>>> port = 8888
>>> s.bind((host, port))

It gives me error: socket.gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known

Though if I setup proxy on a Firefox it works fine. What is in the code?

Sultan

Answer 1

I believe your problem is because your host is malformed. The Socket host is just a name not a protocol. Your host should be something like:

host = 'server.com'

The authentication should be done after you connect, i.e., the first message you send is the authentication.

I can't give you the specifics of how to authenticate because that greatly depends on the server you are connecting to. Check this question