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File Sharing App using Python

Last Updated : 03 Sep, 2021
Computer Networks is an important topic and to understand the concepts,
practical application of the concepts is needed. In this particular article, we
will see how to make a simple file-sharing app using Python. An HTTP
Web Server is software that understands URLs (web address) and HTTP
(t he protocol used to view webpages). Python has several packages which
is a collection of modules. And it has several built-in servers. The modules
used in this project are:

The HTTPServer is a socketserver, which creates and listens at the

HTTP socket.
The socketserver modules simplify the task of writing network servers.
The webbrowser module provides us with a high-level interface to allow
and display Web-based documents, simply calling the open() function.
The pyqrcode module is used to generate QR Code in just two lines of
code.
OS module helps for interacting with the operating system. Used for
opening files, manipulate paths, and read all lines in all the files on the
command line.
PyPNG allows PNG image files to be read and written using pure
Python

Step-by-step Approach:

Install third-party modules:

pip install pyqrcode

pip install pypng

Install the dependencies using pip install at the command line.

Importing necessary modules:
http.server and socketserver: To host in the browser.
pyqrcode: To generate QRcode.
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png: To convert the QRCode into a png file.

OS: To interact with the Operating system.
Assign port and name of the user.
Find Ip address of the PC and convert it to a QR code.
Create the HTTP request.
Display the QR code in browser.

Implementation of the above Approach:

Python3

# import necessary modules

# for implementing the HTTP Web servers

import http.server

# provides access to the BSD socket interface

import socket

# a framework for network servers

import socketserver

# to display a Web-based documents to users

import webbrowser

# to generate qrcode
import pyqrcode
from pyqrcode import QRCode

# convert into png format

import png

# to access operating system control

import os

# assigning the appropriate port value

PORT = 8010
# this finds the name of the computer user
os.environ['USERPROFILE']

# changing the directory to access the files desktop

# with the help of os module
desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE']),
'OneDrive')
os.chdir(desktop)
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# creating a http request

Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
# returns, host name of the system under
# which Python interpreter is executed
hostname = socket.gethostname()

# finding the IP address of the PC

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 80))
IP = "http://" + s.getsockname()[0] + ":" + str(PORT)
link = IP

# converting the IP address into the form of a QRcode

# with the help of pyqrcode module

# converts the IP address into a Qrcode

url = pyqrcode.create(link)
# saves the Qrcode inform of svg
url.svg("myqr.svg", scale=8)
# opens the Qrcode image in the web browser
webbrowser.open('myqr.svg')

# Creating the HTTP request and serving the

# folder in the PORT 8010,and the pyqrcode is generated

# continuous stream of data between client and server

with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler) as httpd:
print("serving at port", PORT)
print("Type this in your Browser", IP)
print("or Use the QRCode")
httpd.serve_forever()

Output:

Open the python file which has the above code on PC.
This will generate a QR-code.

Either Scan the QR-code or type the IP Address shown in the python
shell in your mobile browser.

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Share the files with ease by scanning the QR-code that’s generated and
get access to the files in PC, from the mobile browser.

Demonstration:

Why Port 8010 ?

TCP Port 8010 use a defined protocol to communicate depending on the

application. A protocol is a set of formalized rules that explains how data is
communicated over a network. This is secured and is not infected by
Virus/Trojan.

Explanation:

The code finds the name of the USERPROFILE through OS module. And
changes the directory to access the files on the desktop.

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Finds the hostname to serve the file in a particular port for secured
sharing.
Then finds the IP address of the system so that we can connect a
particular device.
The IP address is converted into the form of QR-code using the module
pyqrcode for easy use.
The generated image is hosted in a web browser.
Once the device connected to the same network either scanned QR code
or type the IP address can access the files of the system.

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