quick file sharing over network solution based on lighttpd

hostmenow.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse, tempfile, subprocess, os
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", type=int, default=5004)
args = parser.parse_args()

conffd, conffile = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix="hostmenow")
os.close(conffd) # because it's idiotic
with open(conffile, "w") as f:
    f.write("""
server.document-root = "%s"
server.port = %i
mimetype.assign = (
  ".html" => "text/html",
  ".txt" => "text/plain",
  ".js" => "text/javascript",
  ".jpg" => "image/jpeg",
  ".png" => "image/png"
)
dir-listing.activate = "enable"
""" % (os.getcwd(), args.port))
assert subprocess.call(["lighttpd", "-t", "-f", conffile]) == 0
subprocess.call(["lighttpd", "-D", "-f", conffile])
os.remove(conffile)