simplest HTTP (using WSGI) server ever

simplest_wsgi_server.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from datetime import datetime
from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server


def my_application(environ, start_response):
    path = environ['PATH_INFO']
    method = environ['REQUEST_METHOD']
    print("received a HTTP request. path: %s, method: %s" % (path, method))

    response_str = "piece of cake! current datetime is %s" % datetime.now()
    response_bytes = response_str.encode('utf-8')
    status = '200 OK'
    headers = [('Content-type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8')]

    start_response(status, headers)
    return [response_bytes]

httpd = make_server('', 8000, my_application)
print("Serving HTTP on port 8000 until you kill me...")

# handle requests until process is killed
httpd.serve_forever()