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browsermob-proxy

library0.8.0pypypi✓ verified 84d ago

A Python client library for interacting with the Browsermob Proxy, used for capturing HTTP/HTTPS traffic in HAR format. Current version 0.8.0, last released in 2015, now in maintenance mode.

http-networking testing

pip install browsermob-proxy

package ↗homepage ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · BROWSERMOB-PROXY

browsermob-proxy

http-networkingpythonv0.8.0

harness data pending

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

No compatibility data collected yet for this library.

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Server

✓ from browsermobproxy import Server

✗ import browsermobproxy.Server

Incorrect: 'browsermobproxy.Server' is not a module; use from ... import syntax

Client

✓ from browsermobproxy import Client

Start Browsermob Proxy, integrate with Selenium, capture HAR data.

from browsermobproxy import Server from selenium import webdriver # Start Browsermob Proxy server server = Server('/path/to/browsermob-proxy') server.start() proxy = server.create_proxy() # Configure Selenium to use proxy from selenium.webdriver.common.proxy import Proxy, ProxyType selenium_proxy = Proxy() selenium_proxy.proxy_type = ProxyType.MANUAL selenium_proxy.http_proxy = proxy.proxy selenium_proxy.ssl_proxy = proxy.proxy capabilities = webdriver.DesiredCapabilities.CHROME proxy.add_to_capabilities(capabilities) driver = webdriver.Chrome(desired_capabilities=capabilities) # Enable HAR capture proxy.new_har('test') driver.get('http://example.com') # Get HAR data har = proxy.har print(har) # Cleanup driver.quit() server.stop()

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedLibrary is unmaintained since 2015. Browsermob Proxy itself has been discontinued. Consider migrating to BrowserUp Proxy (browserup-proxy) which is the actively maintained fork.

fix

Use browserup-proxy Python package instead: pip install browserup-proxy and update import to 'from browserup_proxy import Server'

affects: >=0.8.0

gotchaThe library requires a running Browsermob Proxy Java binary. It does not start the proxy automatically; you must provide the path to the browsermob-proxy executable or use the local=True flag for it to download and start a local instance (only works if the binary is not present).

fix

Ensure the Browsermob Proxy binary is installed or use the 'local=True' parameter in Server() to auto-download (may fail on some systems).

affects: all

gotchaThe 'create_proxy' method may return a Client object that uses requests.Session; if you close the session prematurely, subsequent calls fail. Always use proxy.close() to clean up.

fix

Call proxy.close() after finishing, not client.session.close().

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

browsermobproxy.exceptions.ProxyNotFoundError: The browsermob proxy executable was not found. Please specify the path to the executable.

The library cannot find the Browsermob Proxy binary. Either the path is incorrect or the binary is not installed.

fix

Provide correct path to 'browsermob-proxy' binary: Server('/usr/local/bin/browsermob-proxy') or set PATH.

AttributeError: module 'browsermobproxy' has no attribute 'Server'

Incorrect import statement; often from copy-paste of wrong syntax.

fix

Use 'from browsermobproxy import Server'

Upgrade

Version history

0.8.0latest on PyPI · released Feb 7, 2017

Audit

Dependencies

requestsrequiredHTTP client for API calls to Browsermob Proxy REST API

seleniumoptionalOften used together for browser automation with proxy integration

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Resources

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/browsermob-proxy/ ↗

homepagehttp://oss.theautomatedtester.co.uk/browsermob-proxy-py ↗