simple-https-server.py

# taken from http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/
# generate server.xml with the following command:
#    openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes
# run as follows:
#    python simple-https-server.py
# then in your browser, visit:
#    https://localhost:4443

import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl
import os

PORT = 4443
CERT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'server.pem')

httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('', PORT), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(httpd.socket, certfile=CERT, server_side=True)

print 'Listening at port %d...' % PORT
httpd.serve_forever()