To make requests over Tor using Python3, we are going to be utilizing a Python controller library for Tor called Stem.
In order to do so, you need to install the stem package for your OS.
- For MacOS :
in a python3 venv ( recommended ).pip3 install stem
- For Ubuntu:
in a python3 venv ( recommended ).sudo pip3 install stem
from stem import Signal
from stem.control import Controller
with Controller.from_port(port = 9051) as controller:
controller.authenticate(password='your password set for tor controller port in torrc')
print("Success!")
controller.signal(Signal.NEWNYM)
print("New Tor connection processed")However, you're not done yet. You might get this error :
error(61, 'Connection refused')It's because Port 9051 is not open on your machine yet.
To fix this issue, you'll need to edit your torrc file and uncomment the corresponding lines.
ControlPort 9051
## If you enable the controlport, be sure to enable one of these
## authentication methods, to prevent attackers from accessing it.
HashedControlPassword16:<your_password>To generate your password, run :
tor --hash-password "<new_password>"where
<new_password>And you're done with Making Requests over Tor.
Note: To run the
tortorbrew install torPreviously published at https://dev.to/arthtyagi/how-to-make-requests-over-tor-58ep