Rewrite in class, cleaner

file_type.py

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+# file_type.py
+# Identify type of file: file, directory, link, broken link
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+class FileType():
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_file_type(cls, filename):
+    # Return type of file ("file", "dir", "link", "broken-link", "other")
+        p = Path(filename)
+        if not p.exists():
+            if p.is_symlink():
+                return "broken-link"
+            else:
+                raise FileNotFound(errno.ENOENT, os.strerror(errno.ENOENT), filename)
+        if p.is_symlink():
+            return "symlink"
+        if p.is_dir():
+            return "directory"
+        elif p.is_file():
+            return "file"
+        return "other"