Python SimpleHTTPServer doesn't work - A server error occurred

Question

I've just tried to run python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000 in a directory where I have some basic web files. It seems to run fine at first, on the command line it prints:

Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ...

However, when I try to view my page on http://127.0.0.1:8000 in browser, I get this error message:

A server error occurred. Please contact the administrator.

Sorry if this seems vague, but I'm not a Python developer so I have no idea why it's not working. Do you have any ideas why or how to start debugging this issue?

Answer 1

If you aren't seeing anything on the command line, then the server is not getting any input. You must have some other process listening on that port. Try a different port just to be sure:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 12345

Just a tip, to check what applications you have listening on which port, netstat command can be very useful :)

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Try the following code for Python 3 version:

python -m http.server