Bug #1117556: SimpleHTTPServer now tries to find and use the system's

mime.types file for determining MIME types.

Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py

@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ class SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         else:
             return self.extensions_map['']
     
+    if not mimetypes.inited:
+        mimetypes.init() # try to read system mime.types
     extensions_map = mimetypes.types_map.copy()
     extensions_map.update({
         '': 'application/octet-stream', # Default

Misc/NEWS

@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- Bug #1117556: SimpleHTTPServer now tries to find and use the system's
+  mime.types file for determining MIME types.
+
 - Bug #1339007: Shelf objects now don't raise an exception in their
   __del__ method when initialization failed.