Default to automatically finding an open port if 8000 is unavailable #203
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Current Behavior
Default
sphinx-autobuild ...will open port 8000, and if that's already occupied it will fail with an errorThis PR
Still defaults to port 8000. But if that port is occupied then fall back to auto detecting a port. I tihnk this makes for a better user experience and is what most users will want. It also mimics the common behavior in the npm ecosystem. But it's sitll possible to request a specific port and have it fail
You can still specify a port and have it fail if occupied