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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Ted Timmons
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
+#
+# Simple example showing how to use httpserver in cpython (e.g., on a computer).
+
+import socket
+from adafruit_httpserver import Server, Request, Response
+
+
+# fake the wifi class, reduces changes required later in the code.
+class wifi:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    class radio:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+        ipv4_address = "0.0.0.0"
+
+
+pool = socket
+server = Server(pool, "/static", debug=True)
+
+
+@server.route("/")
+def base(request: Request):
+    """
+    Serve a default static plain text message.
+    """
+    return Response(request, "Hello from the CircuitPython HTTP Server!")
+
+
+server.serve_forever(str(wifi.radio.ipv4_address))