Start automatically python webserver from visual studio code

Question

I would like to start automatically Python http.server when I'm hitting the run button (or F5) from visual studio code. I assume it's the matter of the launch.json configuration but I'm not familiar with it. How can I do that?

Answer 1

Please install the pythonVSCode extension. And create python file in your project directory. And place the below content on it. Refer here

import http.server
import socketserver

PORT = 8000

Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler

with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler) as httpd:
    print("serving at port", PORT)
    httpd.serve_forever()

And create launch configuration like this...

{
    "name": "Documentation",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "stopOnEntry": false,
    "pythonPath": "${workspaceRoot}/env/bin/python",
    "program": "${workspaceRoot}/your_pyton_run_file.py",
    "debugOptions": [
        "WaitOnAbnormalExit",
        "WaitOnNormalExit",
        "RedirectOutput"
    ]
},

Then you can start this with F5