simple_server.py

"""Simple server to host static files for development.

Installation:

    python3 -m venv ~/.virtualenvs/simple
    source ~/.virtualenvs/simple/bin/activate
    pip install cherrypy
    python server.py

Snippet source:
https://gist.github.com/rudyryk/6125f76e8aa6b8141256b7159e1aedc8

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"""
import os
import cherrypy

ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

PATH = os.path.join(ROOT, 'html')

class Root(object):
    pass

cherrypy.tree.mount(Root(), '/', config={
    '/': {
        'tools.staticdir.on': True,
        'tools.staticdir.dir': PATH,
        'tools.staticdir.index': 'index.html',
        'tools.expires.on': True,
        'tools.expires.secs': 1
    },
})

if __name__ == '__main__':
    cherrypy.engine.start()