Host SimpleHTTPServer over SSL

SimpleSSLHTTPServer.py

# Generate the certificate using openssl:
# openssl req -new -nodes -x509 -keyout server_certificate.pem -out server_certificate.pem -days 1
# Then launch the file using `python SimpleSSLHTTPServer.py` and navigate to https://127.0.0.1:8888/ to access the server

import sys, traceback
import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl

def main():
	try:
		server = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('0.0.0.0', 8888), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
		server.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(server.socket, server_side=True, certfile='./server_certificate.pem')
		server.serve_forever() #Handle requests until an explicit shutdown()
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
		print "Shutdown in progress..."
	except Exception:
		traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
	sys.exit(0)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()