run a simple https server on port 443

https_server.py

# python3
# generate server.pem certificate with the following command:
#    openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes

import http.server, ssl

server_address = ('0.0.0.0', 443)
httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(server_address, http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(httpd.socket,
                               server_side=True,
                               certfile='server.pem',
                               ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
httpd.serve_forever()