def artists(self, artists):
        """ returns a list of artists given the artist IDs, URIs, or URLs

            Parameters:
                - artists - a list of  artist IDs, URIs or URLs
        """

        tlist = [self._get_id("artist", a) for a in artists]
        return self._get("artists/?ids=" + ",".join(tlist))
 returns a list of artists given the artist IDs, URIs, or URLs

            Parameters:
                - artists - a list of  artist IDs, URIs or URLs
        
spotipy/client.py