Some simple HTTP server to run command-line apps

server.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# Based on http://www.acmesystems.it/python_httpserver
from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
import os

class MyRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_GET(self):
        if self.path == '/play':
            self.play()
        elif self.path == '/stop':
            self.stop()
        else:
            self.not_found()

    def play(self):
        os.system("osascript -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to play'")
        self.ok()

    def stop(self):
        os.system("osascript -e 'tell application \"iTunes\" to stop'")
        self.ok()

    def ok(self):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write("Cool")

    def not_found(self):
        self.send_response(404)
        self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write("Not Found")

server = HTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 1234), MyRequestHandler)
server.serve_forever()