socks proxy support

[botfarmer]

To connect through socks proxies
telepot.api.set_proxy('socks5://mytor.proxy.net:9050')
to send DNS requests to proxy
telepot.api.set_proxy('socks5h://mytor.proxy.net:9050')

[b0g3r]

@Oldun Why closed?

[botfarmer]

Found the issue #355 and nickoala comment

In conclusion, SOCKS proxy will not become part of telepot.

For now I'm using monkeypatch (modifying protected members of a module)

def set_telepot_socks_proxy(url, username=None, password=None):
    from urllib3.contrib.socks import SOCKSProxyManager
    from telepot.api import _default_pool_params, _onetime_pool_params
    telepot.api._onetime_pool_spec = (SOCKSProxyManager, dict(proxy_url=url, username=username, password=password, **_onetime_pool_params))
    telepot.api._pools['default'] = SOCKSProxyManager(url, username=username, password=password, **_default_pool_params)

it requires PySocks package

pip install PySocks
or
pip install urllib3[socks]

[nickoala]

Sorry for the slow reply. I can understand the desire for sock proxy support, especially that Telegram gets banned by some more governments these days. Personally, however, I am just not ready to commit much more time to telepot these days, and hate for it to depend on more libraries than are strictly necessary.

Thanks to @Oldun for providing the work-around. That would be a good reference for anyone who wants to do it.

[ivanvoloshin]

@Oldun I tried to use your workaround, but unfortunately it doesn't work.

I entered username and password instead of None, and then called a function with url parameter like this:
set_telepot_socks_proxy("socks5://ip:port")

I get Connection refused error when I run my script. May be I've made any mistake in url parameter?

[botfarmer]

You should use socks5h if api.telegram.org is blocked