Quickly offer a file for download on LAN.
pip install offer
Then you can use it from the CLI:
offer ~/path/file.ext
It'll try to host the file on port 80 by default and will fall back on port
8000 silently if it is not run with the correct permissions. You can provide
a custom port via the --port argument.
Then from another computer/tablet/phone, you can either point the browser at the IP address printed out or use curl.
Remember to use the -L flag with cURL to follow redirects.