serve

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Simple python HTTP server. Added nice messages.
Place to /usr/local/bin/serve, chmod and run. Provide port as second argument
TODO: handle port is busy excepion
"""


from sys import argv
import SimpleHTTPServer
import SocketServer

PORT = int(argv[1]) if argv[1:] else 8000

Handler = SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler

httpd = SocketServer.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)

print "serving at port", PORT

try:
    httpd.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    pass
httpd.server_close()

print "Server stopped"