import socket def get_local_usable_addr(): """Get local usable IP and port Returns ------- str IP address, e.g., '192.168.8.12:50051' """ sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) try: # doesn't even have to be reachable sock.connect(('10.255.255.255', 1)) ip_addr = sock.getsockname()[0] except ValueError: ip_addr = '127.0.0.1' finally: sock.close() sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) sock.bind(("", 0)) sock.listen(1) port = sock.getsockname()[1] sock.close() return ip_addr + ' ' + str(port)