Using Python to quickly share files over HTTP

Have you ever needed to share something quickly with someone on the same network and tussled with your OS's built in sharing mechanism more than you needed? If so, then just use python next time:

[whaley@closer ~/tmp]
> python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ...

The above will start an http server that allows directory browsing for only the current working directory you started python in (in this case, ~/tmp). Just have your colleague go to http://your.ip.add.ress:8000/ and you have instant and easy read-only file sharing from your machine.