KeyError: 'splash'

[jclivi]

$ python -V
Python 3.9.0

[scrapy.core.scraper] ERROR: Error downloading <GET
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1660, in _inlineCallbacks
result = current_context.run(gen.send, result)
File "/python/lib/python3.9/site-packages/scrapy/core/downloader/middleware.py", line 41, in process_request
response = yield deferred_from_coro(method(request=request, spider=spider))
File "/python/mySpider/mySpider/middlewares.py", line 33, in process_request
request.meta['splash']['args']['proxy'] = "http://" + self.proxy
KeyError: 'splash'