HTTPS server with CORS and python

pyserver

#!/usr/bin/env python2
# generate server.xml with the following command:
#    openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes
# add it to PATH
# Run as follow:
#    pyserver
#    pyserver 8085

from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
import ssl, sys, os


class CORSRequestHandler (SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def end_headers (self):
        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.end_headers(self)

targetPort = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) >= 2 else 8080

dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
certFilePath = os.path.join(dir, 'server.pem')

httpd = HTTPServer(('localhost', targetPort), CORSRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket, certfile=certFilePath, server_side=True)
print("Start HTTPS server with CORS enabled on https://localhost:" + str(targetPort))
httpd.serve_forever()