--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/ls-l.py	Thu Sep 27 13:03:19 2018 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# like ls -l, but do not print date, user, or non-common mode bit, to avoid
+# using globs in tests.
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
+import os
+import stat
+import sys
+
+def modestr(st):
+    mode = st.st_mode
+    result = ''
+    if mode & stat.S_IFDIR:
+        result += 'd'
+    else:
+        result += '-'
+    for owner in ['USR', 'GRP', 'OTH']:
+        for action in ['R', 'W', 'X']:
+            if mode & getattr(stat, 'S_I%s%s' % (action, owner)):
+                result += action.lower()
+            else:
+                result += '-'
+    return result
+
+def sizestr(st):
+    if st.st_mode & stat.S_IFREG:
+        return '%7d' % st.st_size
+    else:
+        # do not show size for non regular files
+        return ' ' * 7
+
+os.chdir((sys.argv[1:] + ['.'])[0])
+
+for name in sorted(os.listdir('.')):
+    st = os.stat(name)
+    print('%s %s %s' % (modestr(st), sizestr(st), name))