python module SimpleHTTPServer

what is

The SimpleHTTPServer module can be used in the following manner in order to set up a very basic web server serving files relative to the current directory.

Warning SimpleHTTPServer is not recommended for production. It only implements basic security checks.

Example 1: fetch files from a server

• 1. Start SimpleHTTPServer on server node

     cd   your_file_dir
     python -m SimpleHTTPServer <PORT>
     ...

• 2. Excute command on client node
     wget <SERVER_NODE_IP>:<PROT>/relative path/test.sh

or go to the browser and type this URL: http://<SERVER_NODE_IP>:<PROT> and see the output.

✍TIP
The SimpleHTTPServer module has been merged into http.server in Python 3.0. The 2to3 tool will automatically adapt imports when converting your sources to 3.0.
python3 -m http.server

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