Serve.py
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Simple
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
In a time when the terms of "sharing" become increasingly contested and dictated by platforms vying for our personal data and attention, this simple one-liner, which shares the current directory (and potentially sub-directories) on one's local network takes on a political dimension. I share therefore I am!
Python 3 Version (with port)
python -m http.server 8888 &
Server with CGI support
Script to make a local webserver with CGI.
#!/usr/bin/env python
import BaseHTTPServer, CGIHTTPServer, sys, argparse
import cgitb; cgitb.enable() ## This line enables CGI error reporting
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Happy to serve you')
parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, default=8000, help='the port number to listen to')
args = parser.parse_args()
server = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer
handler = CGIHTTPServer.CGIHTTPRequestHandler
server_address = ("", args.port)
handler.cgi_directories = ["/cgi-bin"]
print "Listening on http://localhost:{}".format(args.port)
httpd = server(server_address, handler)
httpd.serve_forever()