1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/ntpath.py b/Lib/ntpath.py
index 765e1bff32..e121262199 100644
--- a/Lib/ntpath.py
+++ b/Lib/ntpath.py
@@ -521,3 +521,15 @@ def relpath(path, start=curdir):
     if not rel_list:
         return curdir
     return join(*rel_list)
+
+try:
+    # The genericpath.isdir implementation uses os.stat and checks the mode
+    # attribute to tell whether or not the path is a directory.
+    # This is overkill on Windows - just pass the path to GetFileAttributes
+    # and check the attribute from there.
+    from nt import _isdir
+except ImportError:
+    from genericpath import isdir as _isdir
+
+def isdir(path):
+    return _isdir(path)