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"""Python implementation of readdir interface."""


import stat


_directory = 'directory'
_chardev = 'chardev'
_block = 'block'
_file = 'file'
_fifo = 'fifo'
_symlink = 'symlink'
_socket = 'socket'
_unknown = 'unknown'

_formats = {
    stat.S_IFDIR:'directory',
    stat.S_IFCHR:'chardev',
    stat.S_IFBLK:'block',
    stat.S_IFREG:'file',
    stat.S_IFIFO:'fifo',
    stat.S_IFLNK:'symlink',
    stat.S_IFSOCK:'socket',
}


def _kind_from_mode(stat_mode, _formats=_formats, _unknown='unknown'):
    """Generate a file kind from a stat mode. This is used in walkdirs.

    It's performance is critical: Do not mutate without careful benchmarking.
    """
    try:
        return _formats[stat_mode & 0170000]
    except KeyError:
        return _unknown
