Host a local html file in localhost using python alone

Question

I am running a code on a remote server that periodically generates a "status" html(something like a tensorboard say) and stores it in a folder in the server. Currently I download the html file whenever I want to check the status. If I can host the generated html using python into the server's localhost:p1, I can simply view the html in my local machine using

ssh -N -f -L localhost:p1:localhost:p1 servername

I know that people use xampp/wamp to put local html files in localhost. Is there a way to do this with python alone?

Mateen Ulhaq · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-21 06:48:04Z

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For Python 3, go to working directory where the files are located. Then run:

python3 -m http.server 8000

Now open a browser and navigate to localhost:8000.

For Python 2:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

edited Jul 21, 2022 at 6:48

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answered Feb 15, 2019 at 6:28

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4 Comments

Tharun M Over a year ago

Yeah, that works. Anyway to download a whole folder when I have opened it using this method?

NemoMeMeliorEst Over a year ago

download by a click, or download by using a script?

Tharun M Over a year ago

Yeah, I want to download by click if possible. Else can I wget a folder?

NemoMeMeliorEst Over a year ago

yes you can, either wget, or requests library or urllib.. Try out some stuff yourself.;) The only way you will learn.

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