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    Fix Issue8937 - SimpleHTTPServer should contain usage example
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@ -281,8 +281,30 @@ of which this module provides three different variants:
contents of the file are output. If the file's MIME type starts with
``text/`` the file is opened in text mode; otherwise binary mode is used.
For example usage, see the implementation of the :func:`test` function.
For example usage, see the implementation of the :func:`test` function
invocation in the :mod:`http.server` module.
The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` class can be invoked the following manner
with the :mod:`http.server` to create a very basic webserver serving files
relative to the current directory.::
import http.server
import socketserver
PORT = 8000
Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
httpd = socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
print("serving at port", PORT)
httpd.serve_forever()
:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the ``-m`` switch of
interpreter a with ``port number`` argument which interfaces
:class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` by default.::
python -m http.server 8000
.. class:: CGIHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server)