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diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst index 29f6e7d..a367e37 100644 --- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst +++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst @@ -410,14 +410,18 @@ the previous example, this serves files relative to the current directory:: python -m http.server 8000 By default, server binds itself to all interfaces. The option ``-b/--bind`` -specifies a specific address to which it should bind. For example, the -following command causes the server to bind to localhost only:: +specifies a specific address to which it should bind. Both IPv4 and IPv6 +addresses are supported. For example, the following command causes the server +to bind to localhost only:: python -m http.server 8000 --bind 127.0.0.1 .. versionadded:: 3.4 ``--bind`` argument was introduced. +.. versionadded:: 3.8 + ``--bind`` argument enhanced to support IPv6 + By default, server uses the current directory. The option ``-d/--directory`` specifies a directory to which it should serve the files. For example, the following command uses a specific directory:: |