def webserver(port=49876, directory=None, public=False):
if directory is not None:
directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
if not os.path.exists(directory):
raise Exception("No such directory: %r" % directory)
server_address = ("", port)
httpd = HTTPServer(server_address, HTTPRequestHandler)
httpd.gentle = GentleNext(directory)
httpd.public = public
try:
print "Serving directory %r on port %u" % (httpd.gentle.getdir(), port)
httpd.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print # or we get a '^C' immediately followed by the prompt
httpd.server_close()
