Quickly serve a file using flask, I use this frequently to transfer files to a VM using port fowarding

serve-file.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from sys import argv, exit
from flask import Flask
from os.path import exists

PORT=8069

def main():
	if len(argv) < 2:
		print('provide a file to be served over HTTP')
		exit(-1)

	file_path = argv[1]
	if exists(file_path):
		app = Flask(__name__)
		app.static_folder = '.'
		print(f'Serving "{file_path}" on port {PORT}')
		index_handler = lambda : app.send_static_file(file_path)
		app.add_url_rule(rule='/', view_func=index_handler)
		app.run(port=PORT, debug=False)
	else:
		print(f"no such file or directory '{file_path}'")

if __name__ == '__main__': main()