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Code link:
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/70c16468deee9390e34322d32fda57df6e0f46bb/Lib/http/server.pyGH-L1270

It's been this way since at least 3.4.

Also improved some wording in the same section.
(cherry picked from commit c8a5366)

Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com>
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.. _http-server-cli:

:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the :option:`-m`
switch of the interpreter with a ``port number`` argument. Similar to
switch of the interpreter. Similar to
the previous example, this serves files relative to the current directory::

python -m http.server 8000
python -m http.server

By default, server binds itself to all interfaces. The option ``-b/--bind``
The server listens to port 8000 by default. The default can be overridden
by passing the desired port number as an argument::

python -m http.server 9000

By default, the server binds itself to all interfaces. The option ``-b/--bind``
specifies a specific address to which it should bind. Both IPv4 and IPv6
addresses are supported. For example, the following command causes the server
to bind to localhost only::

python -m http.server 8000 --bind 127.0.0.1
python -m http.server --bind 127.0.0.1

.. versionadded:: 3.4
``--bind`` argument was introduced.

.. versionadded:: 3.8
``--bind`` argument enhanced to support IPv6

By default, server uses the current directory. The option ``-d/--directory``
By default, the server uses the current directory. The option ``-d/--directory``
specifies a directory to which it should serve the files. For example,
the following command uses a specific directory::

python -m http.server --directory /tmp/

.. versionadded:: 3.7
``--directory`` specify alternate directory
``--directory`` argument was introduced.

.. class:: CGIHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server)

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:class:`CGIHTTPRequestHandler` can be enabled in the command line by passing
the ``--cgi`` option::

python -m http.server --cgi 8000
python -m http.server --cgi

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