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SimpleHTTPRequestHandler has hard coded index page list. #91219

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SimpleHTTPRequestHandler has hard coded index page list.#91219
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@myronww
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mannequin
opened on Mar 19, 2022
BPO 47063
Nosy @ethanfurman, @@myronww
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  • bpo-47063 Add an index_pages default list and parameter to SimpleHTTPRequestHandler #31985
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created_at = <Date 2022-03-19.04:25:13.984>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'SimpleHTTPRequestHandler has hard coded index page list.'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-21.14:36:32.938>
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    1. myronww commented on Mar 19, 2022

      @myronww
      myronwwmannequin
      on Mar 19, 2022
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      SimpleHTTPRequestHandler has hard coded index page list in the send_head method. The fixed hard-coded list means that if you want to have a custom index page that is not named "index.htm" or "index.html" then you have to override the send_head method. There is alot of code in send_head so overriding it is not optimal just to have a custom indexer filename.

    2. myronww
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      type-featureA feature request or enhancement
      on Mar 19, 2022

    3. myronww commented on Mar 19, 2022

      @myronww
      myronwwmannequin
      on Mar 19, 2022
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      I am adding a Github PR for this issue.

    4. ethanfurman commented on Mar 21, 2022

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      on Mar 21, 2022
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      index.htm[l] is pretty standard for the name of the index page. What's your use-case for wanting different names? Keep in mind that the word Simple is in the name for a reason.

    5. ethanfurman
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    6. ezio-melotti
      transferred this issue fromon Apr 10, 2022
    7. ethanfurman
      added a commit that references this issue on Jun 23, 2022

      gh-91219: Add an index_pages default list and parameter to SimpleHTTP…

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    8. ethanfurman commented on Jun 23, 2022

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      ethanfurman
      on Jun 23, 2022
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      Committed into 3.12 code base.

    9. ethanfurman
      closed this as completedon Jun 23, 2022
    10. ethanfurman
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    11. serhiy-storchaka
      added a commit that references this issue on Jun 26, 2022

      Revert 30935 defer bpo45162 to 312 (#94285)

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    12. ethanfurman
      added a commit that references this issue on Jan 3, 2023

      gh-91219: http - use subclassing to override index_pages attribute (G…

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    13. serhiy-storchaka
      marked Add configurable DirectoryIndex to http.server #76809 as a duplicate of this issue on Aug 13, 2026
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