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diff --git a/Doc/library/http.server.rst b/Doc/library/http.server.rst index 5aeb719..113ac44 100644 --- a/Doc/library/http.server.rst +++ b/Doc/library/http.server.rst @@ -170,12 +170,19 @@ of which this module provides three different variants: .. versionadded:: 3.2 - .. method:: send_error(code, message=None) + .. method:: send_error(code, message=None, explain=None) Sends and logs a complete error reply to the client. The numeric *code* - specifies the HTTP error code, with *message* as optional, more specific text. A - complete set of headers is sent, followed by text composed using the - :attr:`error_message_format` class variable. + specifies the HTTP error code, with *message* as optional, more specific + text, usually referring to short message response. The *explain* + argument can be used to send a detailed information about the error in + response content body. A complete set of headers is sent, followed by + text composed using the :attr:`error_message_format` class variable. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 + The error response includes a Content-Length header. + Added the *explain* argument. + .. method:: send_response(code, message=None) @@ -361,6 +368,15 @@ the previous example, this serves files relative to the current directory. :: python -m http.server 8000 +By default, server binds itself to all interfaces. To restrict it to bind to a +particular interface only, ``--bind ADDRESS`` argument can be used. For e.g, to +restrict the server to bind only to localhost. :: + + python -m http.server 8000 --bind 127.0.0.1 + +.. versionadded:: 3.4 + ``--bind`` argument was introduced. + .. class:: CGIHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server) |