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start-py-webserver.sh
startpyws ()
{
V=$(python -c 'import sys;print(sys.version_info.major)');
if [ "$V" == "2" ]; then
python -m SimpleHTTPServer;
else
python -m http.server;
fi
}
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anirudhb commented Dec 7, 2018

This works better, and is a one-liner:

python -V 2>&1 | grep "Python 3" && python -m http.server || python -m SimpleHTTPServer

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