--- a/whois/whois.py Wed Aug 03 12:23:19 2016 +0000 +++ b/whois/whois.py Wed Aug 03 12:36:03 2016 +0000 @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if not d: break s.close() - except socket.error: + except socket.error as socketerror: print('Socket Error:', socketerror) return response