Single file server example using bottle.py

singleserve.py

from __future__ import print_function
import os
import sys

from bottle import Bottle, static_file, run

if __name__ == "__main__" and len(sys.argv) > 1:
    f = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
    if not os.path.exists(f):
        raise Exception("File not found: {}".format(f))
    path, filename = os.path.split(os.path.abspath(f))
    app = Bottle()

    @app.route('/')
    def fileserve():
        return static_file(filename, root=path)

    run(app, host='localhost', port=8080)
else:
    print("Usage: singleserve.py /path/to/file.ext")