gh-91219: http - use subclassing to override index_pages attribute (GH-100731)

Remove previously added parameter to `__init__`, and recommend subclassing to modify the `index_pages` attribute instead.
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Ethan Furman 2023-01-03 15:20:08 -08:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ the current directory::
print("serving at port", PORT)
httpd.serve_forever()
:class:`SimpleHTTPRequestHandler` can also be subclassed to enhance behavior,
such as using different index file names by overriding the class attribute
:attr:`index_pages`.
.. _http-server-cli:
:mod:`http.server` can also be invoked directly using the :option:`-m`