Useful Python Shell Commands.

I find these especially useful in containers with Python but not much else.

File Download

python -c 'from urllib.request import urlretrieve; urlretrieve("https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py", filename="target/path/get-pip.py")'

Format JSON

Multi-line with indentation:

echo '[{"a":"b", "c":"d"}]' | python -m json.tool [--compact]

Unzip

python -m zipfile -e path/to/file.zip target/path

HTTP Server

python -m http.server [--directory PATH] [--bind address] [PORT]

• The default port is 8000.