import requests
 
def get_public_ip():
    """
    Retrieves the public IP address using an external API.
    """
    try:
        response = requests.get('https://a...content-available-to-author-only...y.org')
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for bad status codes
        return response.text
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Error getting public IP: {e}")
        return None
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    public_ip = get_public_ip()
    if public_ip:
        print(f"Your public IP address is: {public_ip}")

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