simple-https-server.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Based on http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/
# generate server.pem with the following command:
#    openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes
# run as follows:
#    python simple-https-server.py
# then in your browser, visit:
#    https://localhost:4443
import argparse
import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
import ssl
import os

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('--host', type=str, default='localhost')
    parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, default=4443)
    parser.add_argument('--srvdir', type=str, default=None)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    base_dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
    cert_path = os.path.join(base_dir, 'server.pem')

    if args.srvdir is None:
        web_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, 'web')
    else:
        web_dir = args.srvdir

    os.chdir(web_dir)

    httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer((args.host, args.port), SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
    httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket (httpd.socket, certfile=cert_path, server_side=True)
    httpd.serve_forever()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()