Here is the beginning of the README.md for https://github.com/J-Adrian-Zimmer/ProgrammableServer.git If you are a Python programmer wanting to set up a server for your own application, if you don't need a high volume, general purpose server and are put off by the complexities of Apache and BaseHTTPServer, then ProgrammableServer may be for you. It is easy to setup and, if necessary, reconfigure. With ProgrammableServer, you can create a simple or complex application whose demands on a web server are few. You do this by writing one or more expanders each of which handles a single kind of request. Writing an expander is made easier because you have a choice of mixins to include. An expander mixin consists of a few functions that provide an environment customized to your needs.