A simple python server to serve website files from a directory. Related: https://gist.github.com/dipu-bd/1183ca6a6f9968853e17bcc7820d895d

server.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import http.server
import os
import socketserver
import time
from argparse import ArgumentParser

start_time = time.time()


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Gather Configuration
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

parser = ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', type=str, default='',
                    help="Hostname")
parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', type=int, default=3000,
                    help="Port")
parser.add_argument('directory', nargs='?', type=str,
                    help="Directory to serve")
args = parser.parse_args()

web_dir = os.path.abspath(args.directory or 'dist')
if not os.path.exists(web_dir):
    raise FileNotFoundError(web_dir)

os.chdir(web_dir)
print("Serving from", web_dir)

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Create HTTP Server
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#


class MyHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):

    def send_head(self):
        """Redirect all requests to /# path."""
        path = self.translate_path(self.path)
        if self.path in ['', '/'] or os.path.isfile(path):
            return super().send_head()
        self.send_response(307)  # Temporary Redirect
        self.send_header("Location", '/#' + self.path)
        self.end_headers()
        return None


httpd = socketserver.TCPServer((args.host, args.port), MyHandler)


#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#  Start HTTP Server
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

print("Serving at http://%s:%s" % (args.host or 'localhost', args.port))
print("-" * 15)

try:
    httpd.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    pass
finally:
    httpd.serve_forever
    httpd.shutdown()
    httpd.server_close()

print()
print("-" * 15)
print("Server stopped.")
print("Uptime %0.3f seconds" % (time.time() - start_time))