this is a demo to set proxy on windows with python.
you can use pyinstaller to package it to an exe and set proxy automatically.
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
try:
import _winreg as winreg
except:
import winreg
INTERNET_SETTINGS = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings',
0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
def set_key(name, value=None):
if value is None:
try:
winreg.DeleteValue(INTERNET_SETTINGS, name)
except Exception as exception:
print('no %s, delete over' % name)
else:
try:
_, reg_type = winreg.QueryValueEx(INTERNET_SETTINGS, name)
except:
reg_type = winreg.REG_SZ
winreg.SetValueEx(INTERNET_SETTINGS, name, 0, reg_type, value)
def use_proxy():
set_key('AutoConfigURL', None)
set_key('ProxyEnable', 1)
set_key('ProxyOverride', u'*.local;<local>') # Bypass the proxy for localhost
set_key('ProxyServer', u'x.x.x.x:port')
def use_default():
set_key('AutoConfigURL', 'http://x.x.x.x/proxy.pac')
set_key('ProxyEnable', 0)
if __name__ == '__main__':
num = input('please choose which mode you want to use: 0 for proxy and 1 for default: \n')
if num == 0:
use_proxy()
elif num == 1:
use_default()


