def list_directory(self, path):
        """Helper to produce a directory listing (absent index.html).

        Return value is either a file object, or None (indicating an
        error).  In either case, the headers are sent, making the
        interface the same as for send_head().

        """
        try:
            list = os.listdir(path)
        except os.error:
            self.send_error(404, "No permission to list directory")
            return None
        list.sort(key=lambda a: a.lower())
        r = []
        displaypath = html.escape(urllib_parse.unquote(self.path))
        enc = sys.getfilesystemencoding()
        title = 'Directory listing for %s' % displaypath
        r.append('<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" '
                 '"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">')
        r.append('<html>\n<head>')
        r.append('<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" '
                 'content="text/html; charset=%s">' % enc)
        r.append('<title>%s</title>\n</head>' % title)
        r.append('<body>\n<h1>%s</h1>' % title)
        r.append('<hr>\n<ul>')
        for name in list:
            fullname = os.path.join(path, name)
            displayname = linkname = name
            # Append / for directories or @ for symbolic links
            if os.path.isdir(fullname):
                displayname = name + "/"
                linkname = name + "/"
            if os.path.islink(fullname):
                displayname = name + "@"
                # Note: a link to a directory displays with @ and links with /
            r.append('<li><a href="%s">%s</a></li>'
                    % (urllib_parse.quote(linkname), html.escape(displayname)))
            # # Use this instead:
            # r.append('<li><a href="%s">%s</a></li>'
            #         % (urllib.quote(linkname), cgi.escape(displayname)))
        r.append('</ul>\n<hr>\n</body>\n</html>\n')
        encoded = '\n'.join(r).encode(enc)
        f = io.BytesIO()
        f.write(encoded)
        f.seek(0)
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header("Content-type", "text/html; charset=%s" % enc)
        self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(encoded)))
        self.end_headers()
        return f
Helper to produce a directory listing (absent index.html).

        Return value is either a file object, or None (indicating an
        error).  In either case, the headers are sent, making the
        interface the same as for send_head().