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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2006-02-17 13:34:16 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2006-02-17 13:34:16 (GMT)
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Patch #1417555: SimpleHTTPServer now returns Last-Modified headers.
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@@ -65,13 +65,18 @@ error. Otherwise, the content type is guessed by calling the
\var{extensions_map} variable.
A \code{'Content-type:'} header with the guessed content type is
-output, followed by a blank line signifying the end of the headers,
+output, followed by a \code{'Content-Length:'} header with the file's
+size and a \code{'Last-Modified:'} header with the file's modification
+time.
+
+Then follows a blank line signifying the end of the headers,
and then the contents of the file are output. If the file's MIME type
starts with \code{text/} the file is opened in text mode; otherwise
binary mode is used.
For example usage, see the implementation of the \function{test()}
function.
+\versionadded[The \code{'Last-Modified'} header]{2.5}
\end{methoddesc}