Python Web Server

HTTP Server In Python

Web developers can utilize the Python built-in web server.

The built-in web server can be used for development purposes locally.

The built-in web server is started on the command line.

Starting HTTP Server In Python

Python Built-in Web Server

Python HTTP Server
Name Description Example
Default Default port number python3 -m http.server
Port Number Custom port number python3 -m http.server 8080
IP Address Custom IP address python3 -m http.server -b 127.0.0.42 8080
Name Description Example

Python Web Server Snippet

# Ojambo.com Python Web Server Tutorial #
mkdir python_dev
cd python_dev
python3 -m http.server 

HTML Code Snippet

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Ojambo.com Python Web Server</title>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
   <h1>Ojambo.com Python Web Server Tutorial</h1>
   <p>Python Web Server works</p>
</body>
</html>

Python Web Server Commands
Command Line Python Web Server Commands

HTML5 Code
Geany IDE Displaying HTML Code

HTML5 Result
Web Browser Displaying HTML5 Code Result In Python HTTP Server


Usage

You can use any IDE or text editor and the command line to compile and execute Python code. For this tutorial, the command line, Geany, a web browser and Python HTTP server were used.

Open Source

Python is licensed under the Python Software Foundation License. This allows commercial use, modification, distribution, and allows making derivatives proprietary.

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