Try SimpleHTTPServer:
python3 -m http.server 8080
Or, for Python 2
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080
To bind an IP Address, do
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 -b 0.0.0.0
or for Python 3
python3 -m http.server 8080 -b 0.0.0.0
It will serve whatever's in the CWD (e.g. index.html) at http://0.0.0.0:8000.
