Software Testing|Python enables the http server service to easily transfer files

Brief introduction

In our daily work, we may need to transfer files between different devices, but we can not use the network anywhere, or there are U disks and other storage media that can be used as a relay, at this time, we can use Python to open http server, so that we can quickly and easily realize file sharing, this article will introduce you to the steps of using Python to open http server.

Steps to get started

1. Step 1: Open Terminal or Command Prompt

First, open our terminal (Linux or macOS) or cmd (Windows). We'll start running the Python HTTP server in the command line tool.

1. Step 2: Navigate to the shared file directory

In Terminal or Command Prompt, use the cd command to navigate to the directory that contains the file you want to share. For example, if the file is located in the /path/to/your/files directory, you can run the following command:

pythoncd /path/to/your/files
           

1. Step 3: Start the Python HTTP server

Once we have switched to the correct file directory, start the HTTP server using Python's http.server module. The command is as follows:

pythonpython -m http.server
           

Note: If you are using Python2, you can use the SimpleHTTPServer module. Here is the command to start the HTTP server:

pythonpython -m SimpleHTTPServer
           

1. Step 4: Access the server

Once the HTTP server is successfully started, we will see an output similar to the following:

pythonServing HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 (http://0.0.0.0:8000/) ...
           

Now we can enter http://localhost:8000 or http://127.0.0.1:8000 in our browser to access the HTTP server. We will be able to browse and download the files placed in the file directory, as shown below.

1. Step 5: Shut down the server

To shut down the HTTP server, go back to the terminal or command prompt window, press Ctrl+C to interrupt the server, and then we can see the server stop and exit, as shown below:

summary

This article mainly introduces the steps to use Python to open the http server service, which is convenient for us to transfer files between different devices, and the speed is very fast, I hope this tutorial can help you.

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