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Troubleshooting 403 Errors when Web Scraping in Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Dec 6, 2023

Learn how to troubleshoot and prevent 403 Forbidden errors in web scraping. Understand common causes, diagnose the root cause, and implement solutions using Python. Use techniques like retrying requests, analyzing HTTP traffic, simplifying requests, and verifying authentication. Prevent future errors by using proxies, randomizing user agents, solving CAPTCHAs, and throttling requests. Consider using a professional proxy service like Proxies API for large-scale scraping.

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