A quick http server for static files with no-cache headers that comes handy for front-end development.

front-dev-server.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import argparse
from http.server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, test

class MyHTTPRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def end_headers(self):
        self.send_header("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate")
        self.send_header("Pragma", "no-cache")
        self.send_header("Expires", "0")
        SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.end_headers(self)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('port', action='store',
                        default=8000, type=int,
                        nargs='?',
                        help='Specify alternate port [default: 8000]')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    test(HandlerClass=MyHTTPRequestHandler, port=args.port)