Quick-n-Dirty Python Web Server

• author:: Nathan Acks
• date:: 2021-09-16

Serve files out of the current directory over HTTP using Python 3:

python3 -m http.server $PORT

The default $PORT is 8080.

Some useful python3 http.server flags:

–bind ADDRESS, -b ADDRESS Specify alternate bind address [default: all interfaces]

–directory DIRECTORY, -d DIRECTORY Specify alternative directory [default: current directory]

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