SimpleSecureHTTPServer.py

#!/usr/bin/python
try:
    # Python 2 version
    from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
    from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
except ImportError:
    # Python 3 version
    from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler

import ssl
    
def run(args):
    httpd = HTTPServer((args.hostname, args.port), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
    httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(httpd.socket, certfile=args.cert, server_side=True)
    name, addr = httpd.socket.getsockname()
    print("Serving HTTPS on {} port {}...".format(name, addr))
    httpd.serve_forever()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--hostname", default="localhost")
    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=443)
    parser.add_argument("--cert", default="server.pem")

    args = parser.parse_args()
    
    run(args)