#!/usr/bin/env python
import socket
import select
 
PORT = 43
BUFSIZE = 1024
LINEEND = '\r\n'
 
def whois(domain, server, port=PORT):
    '''
    Perform a WHOIS search for domain on server/port.
    '''
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    s.connect((server, port))
 
    msg = ''
    lookup = domain + LINEEND
    readable, writable, error = select.select([],[s],[],60)
 
    if s in writable: s.send(lookup)
 
    readable, writable, error = select.select([s],[],[],60)
    while s in readable:
 
        data = s.recv(1024)
        msg = msg + data
        if not data:
            s.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
            s.close()
            break
        readable, writable, error = select.select([s],[],[],60)
 
    else:
        s.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDRW)
        s.close()
 
    return msg.strip()
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
 
    print whois('google.com', 'whois.markmonitor.com')