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A simple python server

I guess it’s not a simple python server. It is really simple and easy to deploy python server. Just imagine you want to share a folder on your pc with someone on your network. What you will do? Obviously you will start the sharing service but what if you have python installed and want an easier solution? Here you go. You can just type in:

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer

This should be typed in the terminal or command prompt if you are a windows guy. Just open command prompt. Navigate to the directory which you want to share and then run this command. Unlike the normal sharing services this server will also show you the IP addresses of the PCs which are accessing that folder. Pretty slick right?

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✍️ Comments

Philipp

>>> normally indicates the Python prompt ($ is often used a shell prompt). To use this webserver in Python, you’ll need to create a SocketServer first and then plug in the SimpleHTTPRequestHandler in there.

Yasoob
In reply to Philipp

Philipp it’s not like that. Only this command (-m SimpleHTTPServer ) does the trick. That’s why it is called a Simple server. I have tested it and there’s no need for further setup.

Philipp

No, you don’t need to run a new Python process to embed the simple HTTP server in your Python application (say, because you want to share your application’s source code or so). SocketServer.TCPServer(("", 8080), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler).serve_forever() (in a new thread) is sufficient

Yasoob
In reply to Philipp

Let me clear your confusion. This tutorial is about folder sharing and if i do -m SimpleHTTPServer then i will get the logs as well. I know we can get logs from your method as well but i think we should prefer a one liner than a two or four liner :)

ansh bansal

Actually Windows powershell is much easier and powerful than command prompt

Yasoob
In reply to ansh bansal

I know it but some don’t so that’s why i wrote command prompt :)

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