gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python

import socket

grains = {}
REDIS_MASTER = 'redis_master.hostname.com'

def redis_master():
    try:
        REDIS_M_INFO = socket.gethostbyaddr(REDIS_MASTER)
        redis_ip = REDIS_M_INFO[2][0]
    except socket.gaierror:
        return False

    grains['redis_master'] = redis_ip

    return grains


if __name__ == '__main__':
    redis_master()