diff --git a/functions/get_files_info.py b/functions/get_files_info.py
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+import os
+
+def get_files_info(working_directory, directory="."):
+    abs_path = os.path.abspath(working_directory)
+    target_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(abs_path, directory))
+    # Will be True or False
+    valid_target_dir = os.path.commonpath([abs_path, target_dir]) == abs_path
+    if not valid_target_dir:
+        return f'Error: Cannot list "{directory}" as it is outside the permitted working directory'
+    if type(directory) is not str:
+        return f'Error: "{directory}" is not a directory'
+    
+    try:
+        dir_list = os.listdir(target_dir)
+        dir_string = ""
+        for item in dir_list:
+            dir_string += f"- {item}: file_size={os.path.getsize(f"{target_dir}/{item}")}, is_dir={os.path.isdir(f"{target_dir}/{item}")}\n"
+        return dir_string
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error: encountered during loop over dir_list: {e}"
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diff --git a/test_get_files_info.py b/test_get_files_info.py
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+from functions.get_files_info import get_files_info
+
+
+result = "Result for current directory:\n"
+print(f"{result}{get_files_info("calculator", ".")}")
+print(f"{result}{get_files_info("calculator", "pkg")}")
+print(f"{result}{get_files_info("calculator", "/bin")}")
+print(f"{result}{get_files_info("calculator", "../")}")
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