SimpleHTTPServer to echo the path from GET requests

simple-echo-server.py

import sys
import SimpleHTTPServer
import SocketServer

try:
    PORT = int(sys.argv[1])
except IndexError:
    PORT = 8888

class EchoHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_GET(self):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header('Content-type','text/html')
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write('Path -> ' + self.path + '\n')


httpd = SocketServer.TCPServer(("", PORT), EchoHandler)
print "serving at port", PORT
try:
    httpd.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    httpd.shutdown()