old_contents: import netifaces
  
  # """
  # The module is intended to be an abstraction that helps the user find the
  # local ip address that will be used for broadcasting. As windows, linux/mac 
  # handle their interfaces differently, we want the correct IP address found and used.
  # eth0 will be given precedence over broadcast(wifi).
  # """
  
  def get_live_interface():
      """will return a list of possible IPv4 addresses"""
      # basically try for wifi first, then ethernet
      addresses = []
      locals = ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.1.1', '127.1.1.1']
  
      # loop over the available network interfaces and try to get the LAN level IP
      for iface in netifaces.interfaces():
          test_iface = netifaces.ifaddresses(iface).get(netifaces.AF_INET) #narrow down to tcp ipv4
  
          if test_iface is not None:
              for i in test_iface:
                  if i['addr'] not in locals:
                      addresses.append(i['addr'])
  
      # return the address to to broadcast out
      return addresses[0] 
  
                  
  
new_contents: import netifaces
  
  # """
  # The module is intended to be an abstraction that helps the user find the
  # local ip address that will be used for broadcasting. As windows, linux/mac 
  # handle their interfaces differently, we want the correct IP address found and used.
  # """
  
  def get_live_interface():
      """will return a list of possible IPv4 addresses"""
      # basically try for wifi first, then ethernet
      addresses = []
      local_network = ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.1.1', '127.1.1.1']
  
      # loop over the available network interfaces and try to get the LAN level IP
      for iface in netifaces.interfaces():
          test_iface = netifaces.ifaddresses(iface).get(netifaces.AF_INET) #narrow down to tcp ipv4
  
          if test_iface is not None:
              for i in test_iface:
                  if i['addr'] not in local_network:
                      addresses.append(i['addr'])
  
      # return the address to broadcast out
      return addresses[0] 
  
                  
  
subject: change locals to local net