Connecting to the Tor network with Python without getting "Proxy server is refusing connection"
Question: I've been trying to use Tor via Python only to come across the "Proxy server
is refusing connection" error.

I've trying this method using the Stem library:
<http://www.thedurkweb.com/automated-anonymous-interactions-with-websites-
using-python-and-tor/>

Any help to fixing this error?

Here is the code:

    
    
    import stem.process
    from stem import Signal
    from stem.control import Controller
    from splinter import Browser
    
    proxyIP = "127.0.0.1"
    proxyPort = 9150
    
    proxy_settings = {"network.proxy.type":1,
        "network.proxy.ssl": proxyIP,
        "network.proxy.ssl_port": proxyPort,
        "network.proxy.socks": proxyIP,
        "network.proxy.socks_port": proxyPort,
        "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns": True,
        "network.proxy.ftp": proxyIP,
        "network.proxy.ftp_port": proxyPort
    }
    browser = Browser('firefox', profile_preferences=proxy_settings)
    
    def interactWithSite(browser):
        browser.visit("http://dogdogfish.com/python-2/generating-b2b-sales-data-in-python/")
        browser.fill("comment", "But the thing is... Why would anyone ever want to do this? I must have thought that times...")
        browser.fill("author", "Pebblor El Munchy")
        browser.fill("email", "barack@tehwhitehouz.gov")
        browser.fill("url", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Drevil_million_dollars.jpg")
        button = browser.find_by_name("submit")
        button.click()
    
    interactWithSite(browser)
    


Answer: I deleted the SSL and FTP proxy and port settings and it worked. I also used
port 9150.

Here is the working code:

    
    
    import stem.process
    from stem import Signal
    from stem.control import Controller
    from splinter import Browser
    
    proxyIP = "127.0.0.1"
    proxyPort = 9150
    
    proxy_settings = {"network.proxy.type":1,
        "network.proxy.socks": proxyIP,
        "network.proxy.socks_port": proxyPort,
        "network.proxy.socks_remote_dns": True,
    }
    browser = Browser('firefox', profile_preferences=proxy_settings)
    
    def interactWithSite(browser):
        browser.visit("http://dogdogfish.com/python-2/generating-b2b-sales-data-in-python/")
        browser.fill("comment", "But the thing is... Why would anyone ever want to do this? I must have thought that times...")
        browser.fill("author", "Pebblor El Munchy")
        browser.fill("email", "barack@tehwhitehouz.gov")
        browser.fill("url", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Drevil_million_dollars.jpg")
        button = browser.find_by_name("submit")
        button.click()
    
    interactWithSite(browser)
    

