Using shutil's function to copy data between file objects instead
of rolling our own.
Note:
This is my first sourceforge checkin. If you see anything funny about
this patch, please let me know.
diff --git a/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py b/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
index 7125413..8a77758 100644
--- a/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
import BaseHTTPServer
import urllib
import cgi
+import shutil
from StringIO import StringIO
@@ -151,12 +152,7 @@
to copy binary data as well.
"""
-
- BLOCKSIZE = 8192
- while 1:
- data = source.read(BLOCKSIZE)
- if not data: break
- outputfile.write(data)
+ shutil.copyfileobj(source, outputfile)
def guess_type(self, path):
"""Guess the type of a file.