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+:mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` --- Simple HTTP request handler
+=======================================================
+
+.. module:: SimpleHTTPServer
+   :synopsis: This module provides a basic request handler for HTTP servers.
+.. sectionauthor:: Moshe Zadka <moshez@zadka.site.co.il>
+
+
+The :mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` module defines a request-handler class,
+interface-compatible with :class:`BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler`, that
+serves files only from a base directory.
+
+The :mod:`SimpleHTTPServer` module defines the following class:
+
+
+.. class:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server)
+
+   This class is used to serve files from the current directory and below, directly
+   mapping the directory structure to HTTP requests.
+
+   A lot of the work, such as parsing the request, is done by the base class
+   :class:`BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler`.  This class implements the
+   :func:`do_GET` and :func:`do_HEAD` functions.
+
+The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` defines the following member variables:
+
+
+.. attribute:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.server_version
+
+   This will be ``"SimpleHTTP/" + __version__``, where ``__version__`` is defined
+   in the module.
+
+
+.. attribute:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.extensions_map
+
+   A dictionary mapping suffixes into MIME types. The default is signified by an
+   empty string, and is considered to be ``application/octet-stream``. The mapping
+   is used case-insensitively, and so should contain only lower-cased keys.
+
+The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` defines the following methods:
+
+
+.. method:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.do_HEAD()
+
+   This method serves the ``'HEAD'`` request type: it sends the headers it would
+   send for the equivalent ``GET`` request. See the :meth:`do_GET` method for a
+   more complete explanation of the possible headers.
+
+
+.. method:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.do_GET()
+
+   The request is mapped to a local file by interpreting the request as a path
+   relative to the current working directory.
+
+   If the request was mapped to a directory, the directory is checked for a file
+   named ``index.html`` or ``index.htm`` (in that order). If found, the file's
+   contents are returned; otherwise a directory listing is generated by calling the
+   :meth:`list_directory` method. This method uses :func:`os.listdir` to scan the
+   directory, and returns a ``404`` error response if the :func:`listdir` fails.
+
+   If the request was mapped to a file, it is opened and the contents are returned.
+   Any :exc:`IOError` exception in opening the requested file is mapped to a
+   ``404``, ``'File not found'`` error. Otherwise, the content type is guessed by
+   calling the :meth:`guess_type` method, which in turn uses the *extensions_map*
+   variable.
+
+   A ``'Content-type:'`` header with the guessed content type is output, followed
+   by a ``'Content-Length:'`` header with the file's size and a
+   ``'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 ``text/``
+   the file is opened in text mode; otherwise binary mode is used.
+
+   For example usage, see the implementation of the :func:`test` function.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 2.5
+      The ``'Last-Modified'`` header.
+
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   Module :mod:`BaseHTTPServer`
+      Base class implementation for Web server and request handler.
+