132                 response += self.whois(query, nhost, 0).encode('utf-8')

   132                 response += self.whois(query, nhost, 0).encode('utf-8')

   133             return response.decode()

   133             return response.decode()

   134 

   134 

   135     def choose_server(self, domain):

   135     def choose_server(self, domain):

   136         """Choose initial lookup NIC host"""

   136         """Choose initial lookup NIC host"""

   138         if type(domain) is not str:

   137         if type(domain) is not str:

   139             domain = domain.decode('utf-8').encode('idna').decode('utf-8')

   138             domain = domain.decode('utf-8').encode('idna').decode('utf-8')

   140         if domain.endswith("-NORID"):

   139         if domain.endswith("-NORID"):

   141             return NICClient.NORIDHOST

   140             return NICClient.NORIDHOST

   142         pos = domain.rfind('.')

   141         pos = domain.rfind('.')

   170                 options['country'] + NICClient.QNICHOST_TAIL,

   169                 options['country'] + NICClient.QNICHOST_TAIL,

   171                 flags

   170                 flags

   172             )

   171             )

   173         elif self.use_qnichost:

   172         elif self.use_qnichost:

   174             nichost = self.choose_server(query_arg)

   173             nichost = self.choose_server(query_arg)

   176             if nichost is not None:

   174             if nichost is not None:

   177                 result = self.whois(query_arg, nichost, flags)

   175                 result = self.whois(query_arg, nichost, flags)

   178             else:

   176             else:

   179                 result = ''

   177                 result = ''

   180         else:

   178         else: