Fix #131 - use os.stat to check if file is executable

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/nose/selector.py b/nose/selector.py
index c4a006a..dd67f52 100644
--- a/nose/selector.py
+++ b/nose/selector.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ thinks may be a test.
 """
 import logging
 import os
+import stat
 import unittest
 from nose.config import Config
 from nose.util import split_test_name, src, getfilename, getpackage, ispackage
@@ -120,7 +121,14 @@ class Selector(object):
             log.debug('%s matches ignoreFiles pattern; skipped',
                       base) 
             return False
-        if not self.config.includeExe and os.access(file, os.X_OK):
+
+        def is_executable(file):
+            if not os.path.exists(file):
+                return False
+            st = os.stat(file)
+            return bool(st.st_mode & (stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH))
+
+        if not self.config.includeExe and is_executable(file):
             log.info('%s is executable; skipped', file)
             return False
         dummy, ext = op_splitext(base)