>>> import socket
>>> def get_ips_for_host(host):
try:
ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(host)
except socket.gaierror:
ips=[]
return ips
>>> ips = get_ips_for_host('www.google.com')
>>> print(repr(ips))
('www.l.google.com', [], ['74.125.77.104', '74.125.77.147', '74.125.77.99'])