Top 23 Python HTTP Server Projects

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1. AIOHTTP

   1 25 16,445 9.9 Python

   Asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python

   

   Project mention: A zip bomb can be used to execute a DoS against the aiohttp server | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-05

2. SaaSHub

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3. httpbin

   2 91 13,565 0.0 Python

   HTTP Request & Response Service, written in Python + Flask.

   

   Project mention: Hurl vs Postman: Git-Friendly API Testing With Proxy-Aware Egress (2026) | dev.to | 2026-06-12

   💡 httpbin.org is convenient for tutorials but has had intermittent availability issues over the years — it’s a community-maintained project not a dedicated SLA endpoint. If you see unexpected failures on the smoke check, httpstat.us/200 works as a URL swap — but update the_ Content-Type: line to match whatever that endpoint actually returns. For your own projects, point this at a /health or /status on your actual staging API.

4. uvicorn

   3 70 10,768 8.7 Python

   An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄

   

   Project mention: A Toy Django REST API with an Admin Panel | dev.to | 2025-11-07

   When you're ready to show your app to the world, you need a production server that can handle real traffic. This is where ASGI servers like Daphne or Uvicorn come in - they're built for speed and security. You combine these with a proper web server like gunicorn, and suddenly your app can actually survive in the wild instead of just running on your laptop.

5. gunicorn

   4 18 10,600 9.7 Python

   gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX, fast clients and sleepy applications.

   

6. Robyn

   5 72 7,259 8.6 Python

   Robyn is a Super Fast Async Python Web Framework with a Rust runtime.

   

   Project mention: Robyn: A curiously fast Python/Rust web framework | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-11-24

7. hug

   6 1 6,895 0.0 Python

   Embrace the APIs of the future. Hug aims to make developing APIs as simple as possible, but no simpler.

   

8. proxy.py

   7 5 3,529 1.0 Python

   💫 Ngrok FRP Alternative • ⚡ Fast • 🪶 Lightweight • 0️⃣ Dependency • 🔌 Pluggable • 😈 TLS interception • 🔒 DNS-over-HTTPS • 🔥 Poor Man's VPN • ⏪ Reverse & ⏩ Forward • 👮🏿 "Proxy Server" framework • 🌐 "Web Server" framework • ➵ ➶ ➷ ➠ "PubSub" framework • 👷 "Work" acceptor & executor framework

   

9. updog

   8 14 3,353 6.8 Python

   Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.

   

10. BlackSheep

    9 7 2,343 8.6 Python

    Fast ASGI web framework for Python

    

11. CherryPy

    10 2 1,943 8.0 Python

    CherryPy is a pythonic, object-oriented HTTP framework. https://cherrypy.dev

    

12. socketify.py

    11 38 1,712 4.8 Python

    Bringing Http/Https and WebSockets High Performance servers for PyPy3 and Python3

    

13. waitress

    12 3 1,587 7.0 Python

    Waitress - A WSGI server for Python 3

    

14. hypercorn

    13 6 1,582 6.6 Python

    Hypercorn is an ASGI and WSGI Server based on Hyper libraries and inspired by Gunicorn.

    

15. route-detect

    14 2 280 7.0 Python

    Find authentication (authn) and authorization (authz) security bugs in web application routes.

    

16. instant_api

    15 1 132 0.0 Python

    Instantly create an HTTP API with automatic type conversions, JSON RPC, and a Swagger UI. Just add methods!

    

17. tremolo

    16 10 129 8.6 Python

    A Swiss Army knife, crash-free ASGI server and web framework for handling large file uploads. Zero-dependency.

    

18. fastDeploy

    17 1 105 2.4 Python

    Deploy DL/ ML inference pipelines with minimal extra code. (by notAI-tech)

    

19. BCA-Phantom

    18 1 104 0.0 Python

    A multi-platform HTTP(S) Reverse Shell Server and Client in Python 3

    

20. ServeStatic

    19 1 89 5.1 Python

    Production-grade Python static file server. Run as middleware or standalone.

    

21. ampule

    20 3 63 0.0 Python

    A tiny HTTP server made for CircuitPython WiFi devices (like the ESP32)

    

22. flask-discord-interactions

    21 1 57 0.0 Python

    A Flask extension to enable declarative definitions for Discord slash commands.

    

23. stream_video_server

    22 6 19 3.2 Python

    demonstrates how to create video streaming server with the help of aiohttp and opencv

    

24. endrpi-server

    23 8 4 0.0 Python

    Endpoints for Raspberry Pi (Endrpi) is a web API server for the Raspberry Pi that provides basic statuses and GPIO controls through a collection of HTTP endpoints.

    

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