Run python's simple http server in the current directory with the specified port.

servethis

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import subprocess

ports = sys.argv[1:] or [8000]

procs = []
for port in ports:
    procs.append(
        subprocess.Popen(["python", "-m", "SimpleHTTPServer", str(port)])
    )
try:
    procs[-1].communicate()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    for proc in procs:
        proc.kill()