import os

from threading import Thread

import time

import webbrowser

port_number = ""

def run_on(port):

    os.system("python -m http.server " + port)

if __name__ == "__main__":

    server = Thread(target=run_on, args=[port_number])

    #run_on(port_number) #Run in main thread

    #server.daemon = True # Do not make us wait for you to exit

    server.start()

    time.sleep(2) #Wait to start the server first

def test():

    url = "http://localhost:" + port_number

    webbrowser.open(url)

    print(url + " is opened in browser")

test()

from threading import Thread

import webbrowser, http.server, socketserver

import time;

port_number = 8000

server = None

def startServer(port):

    Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler

    global server

    server = socketserver.TCPServer(("", port), Handler)

    print("Start server at port", port)

    server.serve_forever()

def start(port):

    thread = Thread(target=startServer, args=[port])

    thread.start()

    startTime = int(time.time())

    while not server:

        if int(time.time()) > startTime + 60:

            print("Time out")

            break

    return server

def stop():

    if server:

        server.shutdown()

def openUrl():

    url = "http://localhost:" + str(port_number)

    webbrowser.open(url)

    print(url + " is opened in browser")

if __name__ == "__main__":

    start(port_number)

    openUrl()