def get_webdriver(username,proxies):
    driver = getattr(THREADLOCAL, 'driver', None) #gets the webdriver if it already exists
    proxy = choice(proxies)
    if driver is None: #if it doesnt exist
        chrome_options = Options() # headless chrome
        #chrome_options.add_argument('--headless')
        chrome_options.add_argument('--proxy-server=http://{}'.format(proxy))
        chrome_options.add_argument('user-agent={}'.format(USER_AGENT))
        chrome_options.add_argument('--no-sandbox') # required when running as root
        chrome_options.add_argument('window-size=1920x1080')
        print(username + ': Starting a new webdriver (proxy: {}) ...'.format(proxy))
        driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=CHROMEDRIVER_PATH,options=chrome_options)
        print(username + ': Webdriver started.')
        #setattr(THREADLOCAL, 'driver', driver) # set the new driver
    return driver