http_server.py

import socket
import sys


def server(log_buffer=sys.stderr):
    address = ('127.0.0.1', 10000)
    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    print("making a server on {0}:{1}".format(*address), file=log_buffer)
    sock.bind(address)
    sock.listen(1)

    try:
        while True:
            print('waiting for a connection', file=log_buffer)
            conn, addr = sock.accept()  # blocking
            try:
                print('connection - {0}:{1}'.format(*addr), file=log_buffer)
                while True:
                    data = conn.recv(16)
                    print('received "{0}"'.format(data), file=log_buffer)
                    if data:
                        print('sending data back to client', file=log_buffer)
                        conn.sendall(data)
                    else:
                        msg = 'no more data from {0}:{1}'.format(*addr)
                        print(msg, log_buffer)
                        break
            finally:
                conn.close()

    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        sock.close()
        return


if __name__ == '__main__':
    server()
    sys.exit(0)


def response_ok():
    """returns a basic HTTP response"""
    pass


def parse_request(request):
    pass


def response_method_not_allowed():
    pass