New submission from STINNER Victor :
http.server documentation starts with a red warning:
"Warning: http.server is not recommended for production. It only implements basic security checks."
https://docs.python.org/dev/library/http.server.html
It would help to be even more explicit on what it means. For example, document that symbolic links are followed and SimpleHTTPRequestHandler directory can be "escaped" following symbolic links.
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assignee: docs@python
components: Documentation
messages: 342054
nosy: docs@python, vstinner
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: http.server: Document explicitly that symbolic links are followed
type: security
versions: Python 3.8
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Python tracker
https://bugs.python.org/issue36873
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