``text/`` the file is opened in text mode; otherwise binary mode is used.
The :func:`test` function in the :mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` module is an
- example which interfaces the :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` as a
- Handler to the :mod:`BaseHTTPServer` module.
+ example which creates a server using the
+ :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` as the Handler.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
The ``'Last-Modified'`` header.
The :mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` module can be used the following manner in order to
-setup a very basic web server serving files relative to the current directory.::
+set up a very basic web server serving files relative to the current
+directory.::
import SimpleHTTPServer
import SocketServer
print "serving at port", PORT
httpd.serve_forever()
-It can also be invoked directly using the ``-m`` switch of interpreter a with
-``port number`` argument.::
+:mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` module can also be invoked directly using the ``-m``
+switch of interpreter with a ``port number`` argument. Similar to previous
+example, this serves the files relative to the current directory.::
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000