diff --git a/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py b/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py
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+from collections import namedtuple
+import requests
+amazon_ipv4_url = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/public-ipv4"
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    current_ip = requests.get(amazon_ipv4_url).text
+    f = open("all_peerlist.txt",r)
+    for myline in f:
+        mylist = myline.strip().split(" ")
+        ip = mylist[0]
+        if ip != current_ip:
+            peerList.append(myline)
+    f.close()
+    g = open("global_peerlist.txt")
+    for myline peerList:
+        g.write(myline + "\n")
+    g.close()    
+
+    
+    
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