$ pip freeze | grep validators
validators==0.18.0
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In [1]: import validators
In [2]: import ipaddress
In [3]: validators.ipv6("0000:0000:0000:0000:0000::")
Out[3]: ValidationFailure(func=ipv6, args={'value': '0000:0000:0000:0000:0000::'})
In [4]: validators.ipv6(ipaddress.IPv6Address("0000:0000:0000:0000:0000::").exploded)
Out[4]: True