A quick-and-dirty python web server

webserver

#!/usr/bin/python3
import http.server, ssl, argparse, re
from tempfile import mkdtemp
from shutil import rmtree
from contextlib import contextmanager
from os.path import exists, join, abspath

@contextmanager
def TemporaryDirectory():
    name = mkdtemp()
    try:
        yield name
    finally:
        rmtree(name)

def RunServer(HostName, Port,
              HandlerClass = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler,
              ServerClass = http.server.HTTPServer):
    HandlerClass.extensions_map.update({
        '.pac': 'application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig'
    });
    
    httpd = ServerClass((HostName, Port), HandlerClass)    
    Proto = 'HTTP'

    sa = httpd.socket.getsockname()
    print("Serving " + Proto + " on " + str(sa[0]) + " port " + str(sa[1]) + "...")
    print("")
    httpd.serve_forever()

def Execute(HostName = None, Port = None,
            HandlerClass = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler,
            ServerClass = http.server.HTTPServer):

    if HostName is None: HostName = '0.0.0.0'
    if Port is None: Port = 8000
    RunServer(HostName, Port, HandlerClass, ServerClass)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description = '''
            Launches a webserver (HTTP) that serves files from the local directory.  When run without
            arguments, this program functions like python's http.server.
        ''',
    )
    parser.add_argument('--host', action = 'store', dest = 'HostName', 
                        help = 'Sets the host name to listen on (default: 0.0.0.0)')
    parser.add_argument('--port', action = 'store', dest = 'Port', type = int,
                        help = 'Sets the port to listen on (default: 8000 for HTTP)')

    args = parser.parse_args()

    Execute(args.HostName, args.Port)

You saved me from having to install a fully blown webserver.
I love it!!!