diff --git a/environments/python3/Dockerfile b/environments/python3/Dockerfile
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+++ b/environments/python3/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3-onbuild
+CMD [ "python", "./server.py" ]
+EXPOSE 8888
diff --git a/environments/python3/requirements.txt b/environments/python3/requirements.txt
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/environments/python3/server.py b/environments/python3/server.py
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+++ b/environments/python3/server.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import imp
+from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
+
+#
+# Load the file.
+#
+codepath = '/userfunc/user'
+userfunc = None
+
+class testHTTPServer_RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_POST(self):
+        global userfunc
+        userfunc = (imp.load_source('user', codepath)).main
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(bytes("ok\n", "utf8"))
+        return
+
+    # GET
+    def do_GET(self):
+        global userfunc
+        try:
+            print("GET request")
+            message = userfunc(None)
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(bytes(message, "utf8"))
+            return
+        except:
+            self.send_response(500)
+            self.end_headers()
+
+def run():
+    print('starting server...')
+    server_address = ('0.0.0.0', 8888)
+    httpd = HTTPServer(server_address, testHTTPServer_RequestHandler)
+    httpd.serve_forever()
+
+
+run()
diff --git a/examples/python/hello.py b/examples/python/hello.py
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+++ b/examples/python/hello.py
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+def main(context):
+    return "Hello, world!"