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IPython line magic for launching a static fileserver. It uses Ruby as the Python fileserver sucks a bit.
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fileserver.py
import os
from IPython.core.magic import register_line_magic as line_magic
@line_magic
def fileserver(args):
path, port = args.split(" ") if args else (".", "8080")
os.system('ruby -run -ehttpd "{}" -p{}'.format(path, port))
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