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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import SimpleHTTPServer
+import SocketServer
+import os
+
+PORT = 8000
+
+public_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'public')
+os.chdir(public_dir)
+
+Handler = SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+Handler.extensions_map.update({
+    '': 'text/html',
+});
+httpd = SocketServer.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
+httpd.serve_forever()