Simple Python HTTP Server

[rcrsn51]

Simple Python HTTP Server is here.

[mikewalsh]

@rcrsn51 :-

I meant to thank you for this wee gem a while back, Bill. Works very well indeed.....and so simple even an idiot like me can use it without any issues. I often wonder where this community would be without your many useful contributions over the years!

Cheers.

Mike.

[soniabu]

Simple Python HTTP Server is here.

Hello rcrsn51,
since it was also in Bookworm synaptic I tried it by exchanging data with my little sister's PC on the LAN
and it works very well as a web server but, unfortunately, I have to turn off my firewall otherwise it won't allow the client to connect
despite having entered the same the new condition: 8000,TCP,UDP,192.168.1.63.
I also had the firewall set up like in the picture but it didn't have any effect.
if https could be used, it would be possible for remote clients to access the web server from the internet
however your info introduced me to a useful sw.
thanks sonia

[fredx181]

Simple Python HTTP Server is here.

Hello rcrsn51,
since it was also in Bookworm synaptic I tried it by exchanging data with my little sister's PC on the LAN
and it works very well as a web server but, unfortunately, I have to turn off my firewall otherwise it won't allow the client to connect
despite having entered the same the new condition: 8000,TCP,UDP,192.168.1.63.
I also had the firewall set up like in the picture but it didn't have any effect.
if https could be used, it would be possible for remote clients to access the web server from the internet
however your info introduced me to a useful sw.
thanks sonia

Perhaps if you change the port to 80 (on the server side), it will work.
edit: or open port 8000 in the firewall.

[wiak]

In case useful to anyone else:

The original version of this http server by bones7456, as used by rcrsn51 with his simple gtkdialog frontend, is only written to work with Python version 2.x (2.7 version used in rcrcn51's 1.3 pet).

However, if like me, you only have Python 3.x on your system, you should be able to use the updated version by jjayyyyyyy (FrozenMap) per the below details (though was for python 3.4 so may need some code alterations for more recent python3).

EDIT: You don't need SimpleHTTPServer at all any more for python3 (for downloads). Turns out the functionality has been merged into module http.server, so all you need to do is run command:

Code: Select all

python3 -m http.server 8000

Then on other machine on the LAN point webrowser to <IP address of server>:8000

Actually, 8000 is the default port anyway. Download only this one I think.
Or simply install tiny static webserver 'webfs' and run command: webfsd -p 8000
or put GUI frontend on that...
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Credit/References:

Python 2.x version

bones7456 relevant published pages (in Chinese, but Chromium offers English page translation):

Code: https://github.com/bones7456/bones7456/ ... hUpload.py

Blog: https://luy.li/2010/05/15/simplehttpserverwithupload/

A simple http server that supports uploading
Now, many people know that there is a SimpleHTTPServer in python, which can be used to easily share files. For example, if you want to send a file to a classmate in the LAN, you just need to cd to the path, and then execute this line:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer

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Python 3.x improved version

Code: https://github.com/jJayyyyyyy/cs/blob/m ... hUpload.py

Blog: https://jjayyyyyyy.github.io/2016/10/07 ... thon3.html

Summary
The version made and improved by bones7456 and BUPTGuo . Since python 2.7 and 3.4 have many different features, I rewrote many functions based on the ideas of the above two students and made a version based on . The main changes are as follows:SimpleHTTPServerWithUploadpy2py3

Rewritten to py3a version based on

Removed StringIO, not used copyfile()

NOTE: If you need a more complex, bigger, but still simple webserver that includes optional "CGI, SSL and Lua support": https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb

It is available as single executable, no installation is required

sthttpd is an alternative http-based really tiny compiled webserver to use if security is a concern, because it has a 'chroot' mode that limits file system access directory. Has a special throttle traffic feature. I use it just now:
https://archlinux.org/packages/communit ... 4/sthttpd/
https://linux.die.net/man/8/thttpd

but for simple LAN use, bones7456 et al SimpleHTTPServer certainly gets the job done so I am installing that too.

[fredx181]

Python 3.x improved version

https://github.com/jJayyyyyyy/cs/blob/m ... hUpload.py

Disadvantage of that HTTPServerWithUpload for python3 is that it doesn't allow to set port number (defaults to 8000)

This one (for python3) does allow to set port nr. : https://gist.github.com/PerfectDay20/df ... 5c0ce68827
Download:
wget --no-check-certificate https://gist.github.com/PerfectDay20/df6ae34372a78867c692025c0ce68827/raw/99e83d96bd975f01a16e3ed8c06f105c465868cb/SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py
Make executable:
chmod +x SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py
Then run it as ./SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py <portnumber>, e.g:
./SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py 80

[wiak]

Python 3.x improved version

https://github.com/bones7456/bones7456/ ... hUpload.py

Disadvantage of that HTTPServerWithUpload for python3 is that it doesn't allow to set port number (defaults to 8000)

This one (for python3) does allow to set port nr. : https://gist.github.com/PerfectDay20/df ... 5c0ce68827

Also frozenmap's one didn't work because of language changes between ver 3.4 and 3.8.
For download only http.server works fine and since 'official' hopefully more stable.

Upload handy right enough.

That's the problem with Python, like Lua, you can't rely on it since keeps changing between even version point releases. Perl is difficult but pretty stable. Haven't Googled for perl alternative.

For now I'm likely to use sthttpd - I like its safety features including inbuilt chroot option and permission requirements that avoid major security holes. Busybox httpd fine for simple local webpage serving but for file download use needs extra coded cgi script, which complicates things too much. Alternatively webfsd is good, but again for downloading only I think. No easy answer.

[rockedge]

Why not just use the Hiawatha web server that's built in most Puppy's? Hiawatha can be used as a very simple or very complex web server and remains one of the most secure web server programs in existence.

Really easy to use. Configuration is easy to do on most levels but there is one which might be a factor.

How To -> https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/howto

Hiawatha manual -> https://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/manpages/hiawatha

[wiak]

Why not just use the Hiawatha web server

Its absolutely the out of the box no config nature of the python code that makes it so attractive. Not saying its particularly difficult to arrange via Hiawatha.

[rockedge]

@wiak that is true, the python server is simpler and really a good solution. Hiawatha as it is configured already for use of PPLOG and /root/Web-Server with a dedicated user webuser:webgroup so it is already more work than just starting the python web server.