Simple python HTTP server

pyweb.sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# pyweb:        Starts simple HTTP server
#
# chkconfig: 345 97 03
# description: Starts simple HTTP server
#
# processname: pyweb
# pidfile: /var/run/pyweb.pid
#

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: pyweb
# Required-Start: $local_fs $network
# Required-Stop: $local_fs $network
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Starts simple HTTP server
# Description: Starts simple HTTP server
### END INIT INFO

# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.

# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

# Sanity checks.
[ -x /usr/bin/python ] || exit 6
[ -x /usr/sbin/lsof ] || exit 5

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

start() {
    if [ ! -z $(lsof -i :8080 | awk '{print $2}' |tail -n1) ]; then
    echo "Simple HTTP server already started."
    exit 1
    fi
    echo -n $"Starting simple HTTP server..."
    python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
    sleep 3
    lsof -i :8080 | awk '{print $2}' |tail -n1 > /var/run/pyweb.pid
    echo "done"
}

stop() {
    if [ ! -f /var/run/pyweb.pid ]; then
    echo "Simple HTTP server already stopped."
    exit 1
    fi
    echo -n $"Stopping simple HTTP server... "
    kill -9 $(cat /var/run/pyweb.pid)
    rm -f /var/run/pyweb.pid
    echo "done"
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        start
        ;;
    stop)
        stop
        ;;
    status)
        if [ ! -z $(lsof -i :8080 | awk '{print $2}' |tail -n1) ]; then
        echo "Simple HTTP server is running (pid $(cat /var/run/pyweb.pid))"
        else
        echo "Simple HTTP server is stopped"
        fi
        ;;
    restart|force-reload)
        stop
        start
        ;;
    *)
        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}"
        exit 2
esac