CORS.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
A simple HTTP Server (a la `python3 -m http.server`)
that sets CORS handlers correctly (not a la `python3 -m http.server`)
This server can be used to give files to Prospective.
Code: https://fpira.com/blog/2020/05/python-http-server-with-cors
"""

from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
import sys


class CORSRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):

    def end_headers(self):
        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', '*')
        self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*')
        self.send_header('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate')
        return super(CORSRequestHandler, self).end_headers()

    def do_OPTIONS(self):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.end_headers()

host = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else '0.0.0.0'
port = int(sys.argv[len(sys.argv)-1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 8080

print("Listening on {}:{}".format(host, port))
httpd = HTTPServer((host, port), CORSRequestHandler)
httpd.serve_forever()