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https://github.com/rofl0r/pyhttpd

simple, tiny, multithreaded single-file http server without dependencies other than python2
https://github.com/rofl0r/pyhttpd

file-sharing http-server httpd macros multi-threading no-dependencies python simple simple-http-server single-file stand-alone tiny web-application-server

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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](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.