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Create a Simple HTTP File Server in Python

This code creates a simple HTTP file server that serves files from the current working directory on port 8000 using Python's built-in http.server module.

http server file-server

Python

import http.server
import socketserver
import os

PORT = 8000
DIRECTORY = os.getcwd()

class CustomHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, directory=DIRECTORY, **kwargs)

    def log_message(self, format, *args):
        print(f"[{self.log…

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How to generate website performance reports from HTTP requests in Python

Measure and report website load time, status code, and content size using Python's standard library.

http performance urllib

Python

import urllib.request
import time

def measure_website_load_time(url):
    """Measures total loading time of a website."""
    start_time = time.time()
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
            content = response.read()
            status_code = response.status
            …

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Monitor Website Uptime with Python

Periodically check if a website is reachable and its HTTP status is 200, logging the status with timestamps.

monitoring uptime requests

Python

import requests
import time

def check_website(url):
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            return True
        else:
            return False
    except requests.ConnectionError:
        return False
    except requests.Timeout:
        return Fals…

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