Whois query

whois.py

import socket

def whois(host, query):
  sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
  sock.connect((host, 43))
  sock.send(query + '\r\n');
  text = ''
  while True:
    t = sock.recv(1024)
    if not t:
      break
    text += t
  sock.close()
  return text