Full bash documentation: https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/app-for-linux/
This will not work on Windows!
If the command expressvpn is already installed on your Ubuntu then just run this:
pip install expressvpn-pythonThe package DEB for Ubuntu 64bits 2.3.4 is already part of the repository. For another OS, please refer to: https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/app-for-linux/#download
git clone [email protected]:philipperemy/expressvpn-python.git evpn && cd evpn
sudo dpkg -i expressvpn_2.3.4-1_amd64.deb # will install the binaries provided by ExpressVPN
sudo pip install . # will install it as a package. Or install it within a virtualenv (better option).Check the script: vpn.sh.
You can find your activation key here: https://www.expressvpn.com/setup.
expressvpn activate # paste your activate key and press ENTER.
expressvpn preferences set send_diagnostics falseAfter login and to logout, simply run:
expressvpn logoutNOTE that you will have to activate expressvpn again if you logout.
Bash
expressvpn connectPython
from expressvpn import connect
connect()Bash
expressvpn connect [ALIAS]Python
from expressvpn import connect_alias
connect_alias(alias: str)Python
from expressvpn.wrapper import random_connect
random_connect()Python
from expressvpn.wrapper import random_connect
random_connect(True)Bash
expressvpn disconnectPython
from expressvpn import disconnect
disconnect()Sometimes websites like Amazon or Google will ban you after too many requests. It's easy to detect because your script will fail for some obscure reason. Most of the time, if the HTML contains the word captcha or if the websites returns 403, it means that you probably got banned. But don't panic, you can use a VPN coupled with IP auto switching. Here's an example of a scraper doing IP auto switching:
import logging
from expressvpn import wrapper
class BannedException(Exception):
pass
def main():
while True:
try:
scrape()
except BannedException as be:
logging.info('BANNED EXCEPTION in __MAIN__')
logging.info(be)
logging.info('Lets change our PUBLIC IP GUYS!')
change_ip()
except Exception as e:
logging.error('Exception raised.')
logging.error(e)
def change_ip():
max_attempts = 10
attempts = 0
while True:
attempts += 1
try:
logging.info('GETTING NEW IP')
wrapper.random_connect()
logging.info('SUCCESS')
return
except Exception as e:
if attempts > max_attempts:
logging.error('Max attempts reached for VPN. Check its configuration.')
logging.error('Browse https://github.com/philipperemy/expressvpn-python.')
logging.error('Program will exit.')
exit(1)
logging.error(e)
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