Scraping Twitter: Tweets Data Collection Program

The right posture for grabbing Twitter data

Those who are engaged in data collection know that the platform of Twitter is particularly sensitive to automation. Recently, a friend who does public opinion analysis complained to me that the script that had just been running for two days was banned from the IP, and now it was difficult to even log in manually. In fact, the main cause of this problem is theIP Risk Control MechanismOn, today we will specialize in nagging how to use proxy IP to break the game.

Core equipment selection guide

Choosing a proxy IP is like buying running shoes, the fit is most important. Here is a comparison table for you:

Measured.Mixed Residential IP + Mobile IPThe effect of the most top. Like ipipgo they have a smart mix dialing function, can automatically switch between different channels, pro-tested for three consecutive days of picking did not trigger the alarm.

Real-world code templates

Here's a python example, note the proxy settings bit:

import requests
from itertools import cycle

 Proxy pool from ipipgo backend
proxies = [
    "http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.com:30001",
    "http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.com:30002".
     ... Keep at least 10
]
proxy_pool = cycle(proxies)

def safe_request(url): for _ in range(3): Failure to retry.
    for _ in range(3): fail retry
        current_proxy = next(proxy_pool)
        current_proxy = next(proxy_pool)
            current_proxy = next(proxy_pool) try: resp = requests.get(url,
                proxies={"http": current_proxy}, timeout=10)
                timeout=10)
            return resp.json()
        except Exception as e.
            print(f "Pumped with {current_proxy}: {str(e)}")
    return None

Here's the key point.Cycling through different export IPsDon't just grab one and glean it hard. It is recommended to change IP address every 50 items, and the interval should not be too regular.

anti-blocking tip

1. traffic camouflage: Remember to bring your normal browser headers, not the default UA for requests!
2. Behavioral simulation: add some random mouse movements, don't make it too robot-like!
3. time interval: Get a random wait, fluctuating between 0.5 and 3 seconds is best!
4. anomaly monitoring

: Deactivate the current IP immediately if 3 consecutive requests are found to have failed.