pyhttd
a tiny, multithreaded http server in pure python2 without external dependencies.
about
it's basically a replacement for python -m SimpleHTTPServer allowing
one to quickly serve contents of the current directory for file transfers
across machines, however unlike SimpleHTTPServer allows to continue file
downloads where you left off using HTTP/1.1 Ranges.
just drop the pyhttp.py somewhere in your $PATH, cd to the directory
you want to serve and run pyhttpd.py and launch your browser on the other
end.
also unlike SimpleHTTPServer/BaseHTTPServer which were written in a horrible OOP-style requiring mind-bending class inheritance by some java fanboi, pyhttpd uses a simple and tiny procedural codebase, which can be easily extended/modified and serve as an application server and as a replacement for flask (which requires lots of dependencies) and other similar projects.
there's an optional script called pyexpander.py included in the directory
which is not required for basic functionality, but when made available
to pyhttpd, turns .html files into server pages with full python and macro
scripting facilities. see pyexpander.rst for docs and
to learn what you can do with it.
pyexpander has been modified by me to use ~ instead of $ for its
expansion facilities in order to work smoothly with embedded javascript,
and "amalgamated" into a single file.
usage of pyexpander requires the command line option -x.
usage
just run python2 pyhttpd.py to serve contents of current directory
on 0.0.0.0 interface and port 8000. if you pass a command line
argument, it's treated as a port number to use instead.
NEW!!!!1 pyhttpd now has an extended mode, which allows to override port, ip, root directory, and even the main client loop of the app. help output:
pyhttpd (c) 2021 rofl0r.
simple mode (zero or one argument):
pyhttpd [PORT]
serves current directory on 0.0.0.0 port 8000, or on PORT
extended mode:
pyhttpd [OPTIONS]
available OPTIONS:
-i LISTENIP - specify ip to listen on
-p PORT - specify port to listen on
-r ROOT - specify root directory of webservice
-a APP - specify python module name for client_main()
-A FILE - read basic auth user:pass from FILE (use - for stdin)
-x - enable pyexpander macro language
see helloworld.py for how a custom app may look like, and run
pyhttpd -a helloworld
this allows you to run your own web app without having to mess
with the code inside pyhttpd.py.
basic auth
in order to use basic authentication to access the "built-in app",
which serves files and directory listings (if no index.html is found),
use argument -A FILE with a filename containing a user:pass pair
separated with a colon character. -A - reads the pair from stdin.