From: Stan Ulbrych Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:29:59 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Add a security warning about `pydoc`'s HTTP server (#150409) X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5535c1f9c08e929f96fa5d798277e3a2c91ed12a;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git Add a security warning about `pydoc`'s HTTP server (#150409) --- diff --git a/Doc/library/pydoc.rst b/Doc/library/pydoc.rst index f236eba84576..a0cfb440a36f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pydoc.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pydoc.rst @@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ will start a HTTP server on port 1234, allowing you to browse the documentation at ``http://localhost:1234/`` in your preferred web browser. Specifying ``0`` as the port number will select an arbitrary unused port. +.. warning:: + + The :mod:`!pydoc` HTTP server is intended for local use during + development and is not suitable for production use. + :program:`python -m pydoc -n ` will start the server listening at the given hostname. By default the hostname is 'localhost' but if you want the server to be reached from other machines, you may want to change the host name that the