Add HTTPS support to http.server

[Fred]

BPO	44169
Nosy	@remilapeyre
Superseder	bpo-40990: Make http.server support SSL

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closed_at = <Date 2021-05-20.20:20:44.623>
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title = 'Add HTTPS support to http.server'
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[Fred]

The http.server module only supports HTTP.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/http.server.html

I propose that it should also support HTTPS.

This would allow it to serve files that depend on features that are restricted to secure contexts.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Secure_Contexts/features_restricted_to_secure_contexts

[remilapeyre]

This is already proposed in bpo-40990 for which I am working on a PR.