Web Server

[misceverything@gmail.com]

As part of a Python app I wrote recently (for Windows), I would like
to give the option of an HTTP (HTTPS if possible, but not necessary)
front end, which would then call some existing python scripts. My
question is - I know I can write a simple HTTP server in Python, but
if there's something simple already out there, I'd prefer to just use
that. Basically all I need is a simple (i.e. preferably a single
executable) web server that can serve up my content - the only thing I
want the user to be able to configure is the port the web server
listens on (or ports if HTTPS also), and the location of the HTML
files... thanks in advance for your help.

[Fredrik Lundh]

Re: Web Server

misceverything@ gmail.com wrote:

As part of a Python app I wrote recently (for Windows), I would like
to give the option of an HTTP (HTTPS if possible, but not necessary)
front end, which would then call some existing python scripts. My
question is - I know I can write a simple HTTP server in Python, but
if there's something simple already out there, I'd prefer to just use
that. Basically all I need is a simple (i.e. preferably a single
executable) web server that can serve up my content - the only thing I
want the user to be able to configure is the port the web server
listens on (or ports if HTTPS also), and the location of the HTML
files... thanks in advance for your help.

import SimpleHTTPServe r ?

sample code here:

http://effbot.org/librarybook/simplehttpserver.htm

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[misceverything@gmail.com]

Re: Web Server

Thanks, Fredrik - that definitely works. Now to get a little greedy -
is there something along those lines that is a bit more secure (i.e.
allows HTTPS, possibly with authentication) ? Basically something that
you would feel more comfortable opening up to the Internet..

[Fredrik Lundh]

Re: Web Server

misceverything@ gmail.com wrote:

Thanks, Fredrik - that definitely works. Now to get a little greedy -
is there something along those lines that is a bit more secure (i.e.
allows HTTPS, possibly with authentication) ? Basically something that
you would feel more comfortable opening up to the Internet..

open up to whom? I'm not sure I like the combination of "windows app"
and "opened up to the internet", really...

but assuming that you're aware of the issues involved, and want a
light-weight HTTP server for Windows, this one's pretty nice:

http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/

there's also apache, of course, and a bunch of others, including several
Python solutions (more or less pre-packaged). but the "open up" part
still sounds a bit risky. maybe you could turn things around, and let
the application "push" data to your server instead?

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