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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def get_ip_address(request):
 """ Correct IP address is expected as first element of HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR or REMOTE_ADDR """

    if 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR' in request.META:
        return request.META['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'].split(',')[0].strip()
    else:
        return request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']