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[3.9] Doc: http.server: directory is not a class attribute, but an argument. (GH-26017) #26030

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[3.9] Doc: http.server: directory is not a class attribute, but an argument. (GH-26017) #26030

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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions Doc/library/http.server.rst
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.. class:: SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(request, client_address, server, directory=None)

This class serves files from the current directory and below, directly
This class serves files from the directory *directory* and below,
or the current directory if *directory* is not provided, directly
mapping the directory structure to HTTP requests.

.. versionadded:: 3.7
The *directory* parameter.

.. versionchanged:: 3.9
The *directory* parameter accepts a :term:`path-like object`.

A lot of the work, such as parsing the request, is done by the base class
:class:`BaseHTTPRequestHandler`. This class implements the :func:`do_GET`
and :func:`do_HEAD` functions.
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This dictionary is no longer filled with the default system mappings,
but only contains overrides.

.. attribute:: directory

If not specified, the directory to serve is the current working directory.

.. versionchanged:: 3.9
Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.

The :class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` class defines the following methods:

.. method:: do_HEAD()
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