import socket

def get_ip_address():
    try:
        # Connect to an external address — no data is actually sent
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 80))  # Google's DNS
        ip = s.getsockname()[0]
        s.close()
        return ip
    except Exception:
        return "127.0.0.1"  # fallback to localhost

print("Local IP address:", get_ip_address())