simple-http-server

#!/bin/bash

# Use Python to serve the current directory as root for a HTTP server.
# Sure it's dumb, but I almost always forget the command.

if builtin command -v python3 &>/dev/null; then
  python3 -m http.server 8000
  exit
fi

if builtin command -v python &>/dev/null; then
  python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
  exit
fi

echo "ERROR: could not find python" >&2
exit 1