import os, stat

def _mode_to_kind(mode):

    if stat.S_ISREG(mode): return stat.S_IFREG

    if stat.S_ISDIR(mode): return stat.S_IFDIR

    if stat.S_ISLNK(mode): return stat.S_IFLNK

    if stat.S_ISBLK(mode): return stat.S_IFBLK

    if stat.S_ISCHR(mode): return stat.S_IFCHR

    if stat.S_ISFIFO(mode): return stat.S_IFIFO

    if stat.S_ISSOCK(mode): return stat.S_IFSOCK

    return mode

def listdir(path, stat=False):

    '''listdir(path, stat=False) -> list_of_tuples

    Return a sorted list containing information about the entries

    in the directory.

    If stat is True, each element is a 3-tuple:

      (name, type, stat object)

    Otherwise, each element is a 2-tuple:

      (name, type)

    '''

    result = []

    prefix = path + os.sep

    names = os.listdir(path)

    names.sort()

    for fn in names:

        st = os.lstat(prefix + fn)

        if stat:

            result.append((fn, _mode_to_kind(st.st_mode), st))

        else:

            result.append((fn, _mode_to_kind(st.st_mode)))

    return result