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[Bug #866222] Update docs to match the module
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\begin{memberdesc}{extensions_map}
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A dictionary mapping suffixes into MIME types. Default is signified
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by an empty string, and is considered to be \code{text/plain}.
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by an empty string, and is considered to be \code{application/octet-stream}.
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The mapping is used case-insensitively, and so should contain only
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lower-cased keys.
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\end{memberdesc}
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@ -51,15 +51,23 @@ headers.
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The request is mapped to a local file by interpreting the request as
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a path relative to the current working directory.
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If the request was mapped to a directory, a \code{403} respond is output,
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followed by the explanation \code{'Directory listing not supported'}.
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Any \exception{IOError} exception in opening the requested file, is mapped
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to a \code{404}, \code{'File not found'} error. Otherwise, the content
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type is guessed using the \var{extensions_map} variable.
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If the request was mapped to a directory, the directory is checked for
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a file named \code{index.html} or \code{index.htm} (in that order).
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If found, the file's contents are returned; otherwise a directory
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listing is generated by calling the \method{list_directory()} method.
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This method uses \function{os.listdir()} to scan the directory, and
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returns a \code{404} error response if the \function{listdir()} fails.
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If the request was mapped to a file, it is opened and the contents are
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returned. Any \exception{IOError} exception in opening the requested
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file is mapped to a \code{404}, \code{'File not found'}
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error. Otherwise, the content type is guessed using the
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\var{extensions_map} variable.
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A \code{'Content-type:'} with the guessed content type is output, and
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then a blank line, signifying end of headers, and then the contents of
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the file. The file is always opened in binary mode.
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the file. If the file's MIME type starts with \code{text/} the file is
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opened in text mode; otherwise binary mode is used.
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For example usage, see the implementation of the \function{test()}
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function.
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