Bought a proxy for a a specific country, but when I run the script it opens Google Chrome localized in a different country

[sipy]

Hello,
I bought a static proxy for a a specific country, but when I run the script it opens Google Chrome localized in a different country. Why does it happen if I am 100% sure that the IP is located in the country and city i need it to be in?

Thanks

[coskundeniz]

It shouldn't. It sets the geolocation and the timezone according to the proxy country. You can reserve a slot for free to check together.

[sipy]

Yes, thank you.

[sipy]

Hi @coskundeniz , is it possibile to hardcode the geolocalization of the generated chrome browser instance? In my case it would be enough simply hardcode the location. This will solve my specific problem

Thanks

[coskundeniz]

Yes, you can try changing the following parts in utils.py file.

    ```
    # lat, long = get_location(geolocation_db_client, proxy, auth) --> commented

    if lat and long:  --> remove this line, unindent the code below, and replace <> parts with your values 
        driver.execute_cdp_cmd(
            "Emulation.setGeolocationOverride",
            {"latitude": <your latitude>, "longitude": <your longitude>, "accuracy": accuracy},
        )

        response = requests.get(
            f"http://timezonefinder.michelfe.it/api/0_{<your longitude>}_{<your latitude>}", timeout=5
        )

[sipy]

Ok, I made the changes you suggested, but it still localizes the wrong country. Romania instead of Bulgaria. Here is the code:

[coskundeniz]

Also, remove the parenthesis here but it won't change the result anyway.
f"http://timezonefinder.michelfe.it/api/0_{<your longitude>}_{<your latitude>}", timeout=5

I don't have an idea why it happens.

[coskundeniz]

Closing since there is no obvious thing to do on the tool side.