Generate an IP range list in Python

generate_ip.py

# author: https://tkit.dev/2011/09/11/how-to-generate-an-ip-range-list-in-python/

def ipRange(start_ip, end_ip):
    start = list(map(int, start_ip.split(".")))
    end = list(map(int, end_ip.split(".")))
    temp = start
    ip_range = []

    ip_range.append(start_ip)
    while temp != end:
        start[3] += 1
        for i in (3, 2, 1):
            if temp[i] == 256:
                temp[i] = 0
                temp[i-1] += 1
            ip_range.append(".".join(map(str, temp)))

    return ip_range


# sample usage
ip_range = ipRange("192.168.1.0", "192.171.3.25")
for ip in ip_range:
    print(ip)