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Create a Simple HTTP File Server in Python

This code creates a simple HTTP file server that serves files from the current working directory on port 8000 using Python's built-in http.server module.

http server file-server

Python

import http.server
import socketserver
import os

PORT = 8000
DIRECTORY = os.getcwd()

class CustomHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, directory=DIRECTORY, **kwargs)

    def log_message(self, format, *args):
        print(f"[{self.log…

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How to Compress a Folder in Python While Preserving Directory Structure

A Python function that uses zipfile to recursively compress a folder, maintaining the original directory hierarchy inside the zip archive.

compression zipfile file-archiving

Python

import os
import zipfile
from pathlib import Path

def compress_folder(source_dir: str, output_zip: str):
    """
    Compress a folder into a zip file, preserving the directory structure.
    
    Args:
        source_dir: Path to the source directory to compress
        output_zip: Path for the output zip file
    "…

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How to Recover Deleted .txt Files from a Backup in Python

A Python function that searches a backup directory recursively and copies all .txt files to a destination folder, printing each recovered file name and a total count.

backup recovery file-operations

Python

import os
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

def recover_deleted_txt_files(source_backup_dir: str, destination_dir: str) -> None:
    """Recover .txt files from backup directory."""
    backup_path = Path(source_backup_dir)
    dest_path = Path(destination_dir)
    dest_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

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