Python 3.x https server with SSL

generate-pemfile.sh

#!/bin/bash

openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes

local-ssl-server.py

import http.server, ssl

server_address = ('localhost', 4443)
httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(server_address, http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(httpd.socket,
                               server_side=True,
                               certfile='./server.pem',
                               ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
httpd.serve_forever()

Python SimpleHTTPServer with SSL

# useful for running ssl server on localhost
# which in turn is useful for working with WebSocket Secure (wss)

# copied from http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/