dro248 · November 8, 2017 18:47 · Mar 27, 2012 · Mar 27, 2012
diff --git a/dummy-web-server.py b/dummy-web-server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 """
 Very simple HTTP server in python.
@@ -40,14 +39,12 @@ def do_POST(self):
 def run(server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=S, port=80):
     server_address = ('', port)
     httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
-    print 'STarting httpd...'
+    print 'Starting httpd...'
     httpd.serve_forever()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from sys import argv
 
-    print 'argv = ', argv
-
     if len(argv) == 2:
         run(port=int(argv[1]))
     else:

diff --git a/dummy-web-server.py b/dummy-web-server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Very simple HTTP server in python.
+
+Usage::
+    ./dummy-web-server.py [<port>]
+
+Send a GET request::
+    curl http://localhost
+
+Send a HEAD request::
+    curl -I http://localhost
+
+Send a POST request::
+    curl -d "foo=bar&bin=baz" http://localhost
+
+"""
+from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
+import SocketServer
+
+class S(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def _set_headers(self):
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
+        self.end_headers()
+
+    def do_GET(self):
+        self._set_headers()
+        self.wfile.write("<html><body><h1>hi!</h1></body></html>")
+
+    def do_HEAD(self):
+        self._set_headers()
+
+    def do_POST(self):
+        # Doesn't do anything with posted data
+        self._set_headers()
+        self.wfile.write("<html><body><h1>POST!</h1></body></html>")
+
+def run(server_class=HTTPServer, handler_class=S, port=80):
+    server_address = ('', port)
+    httpd = server_class(server_address, handler_class)
+    print 'STarting httpd...'
+    httpd.serve_forever()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from sys import argv
+
+    print 'argv = ', argv
+
+    if len(argv) == 2:
+        run(port=int(argv[1]))
+    else:
+        run()