diff -r 168efd87e051 Doc/library/pkgutil.rst
--- a/Doc/library/pkgutil.rst	Fri Feb 15 23:38:23 2013 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/pkgutil.rst	Sat Feb 16 20:39:48 2013 +0530
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 This module provides utilities for the import system, in particular package
 support.
 
+.. class:: ModuleInfo
+    A namedtuple consisting of ``(module_finder, name, ispkg)``.
 
 .. function:: extend_path(path, name)
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@
 
 .. function:: iter_modules(path=None, prefix='')
 
-   Yields ``(module_finder, name, ispkg)`` for all submodules on *path*, or, if
+   Yields a ``ModuleInfo`` for all submodules on *path*, or, if
    path is ``None``, all top-level modules on ``sys.path``.
 
    *path* should be either ``None`` or a list of paths to look for modules in.
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@
 
 .. function:: walk_packages(path=None, prefix='', onerror=None)
 
-   Yields ``(module_finder, name, ispkg)`` for all modules recursively on
+   Yields a ``ModuleInfo`` for all modules recursively on
    *path*, or, if path is ``None``, all accessible modules.
 
    *path* should be either ``None`` or a list of paths to look for modules in.
diff -r 168efd87e051 Lib/pkgutil.py
--- a/Lib/pkgutil.py	Fri Feb 15 23:38:23 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/pkgutil.py	Sat Feb 16 20:39:48 2013 +0530
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@
 import os.path
 from warnings import warn
 from types import ModuleType
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 __all__ = [
     'get_importer', 'iter_importers', 'get_loader', 'find_loader',
     'walk_packages', 'iter_modules', 'get_data',
-    'ImpImporter', 'ImpLoader', 'read_code', 'extend_path',
+    'ImpImporter', 'ImpLoader', 'ModuleInfo', 'read_code', 'extend_path',
 ]
 
+ModuleInfo = namedtuple("ModuleInfo", "module_loader name ispkg")
+
 def read_code(stream):
     # This helper is needed in order for the PEP 302 emulation to
     # correctly handle compiled files
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
 
 
 def walk_packages(path=None, prefix='', onerror=None):
-    """Yields (module_loader, name, ispkg) for all modules recursively
+    """Yields a ModuleInfo for all modules recursively
     on path, or, if path is None, all accessible modules.
 
     'path' should be either None or a list of paths to look for
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@
         m[p] = True
 
     for importer, name, ispkg in iter_modules(path, prefix):
-        yield importer, name, ispkg
+        yield ModuleInfo(importer, name, ispkg)
 
         if ispkg:
             try:
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@
 
 
 def iter_modules(path=None, prefix=''):
-    """Yields (module_loader, name, ispkg) for all submodules on path,
+    """Yields a ModuleInfo for all submodules on path,
     or, if path is None, all top-level modules on sys.path.
 
     'path' should be either None or a list of paths to look for
@@ -134,7 +137,6 @@
     'prefix' is a string to output on the front of every module name
     on output.
     """
-
     if path is None:
         importers = iter_importers()
     else:
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@
         for name, ispkg in iter_importer_modules(i, prefix):
             if name not in yielded:
                 yielded[name] = 1
-                yield i, name, ispkg
+                yield ModuleInfo(i, name, ispkg)
 
 
 #@simplegeneric
diff -r 168efd87e051 Lib/test/test_pkgutil.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_pkgutil.py	Fri Feb 15 23:38:23 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pkgutil.py	Sat Feb 16 20:39:48 2013 +0530
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
         self.assertEqual(res2, RESOURCE_DATA)
 
         names = []
-        for loader, name, ispkg in pkgutil.iter_modules([zip_file]):
-            names.append(name)
+        for moduleinfo in pkgutil.iter_modules([zip_file]):
+            self.assertInstance(moduleinfo, pkgutil.ModuleInfo)
+            names.append(moduleinfo.name)
         self.assertEqual(names, ['test_getdata_zipfile'])
 
         del sys.path[0]
diff -r 168efd87e051 Lib/test/test_runpy.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_runpy.py	Fri Feb 15 23:38:23 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_runpy.py	Sat Feb 16 20:39:48 2013 +0530
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@
         self.addCleanup(self._del_pkg, pkg_dir, max_depth, mod_name)
         for depth in range(2, max_depth+1):
             self._add_relative_modules(pkg_dir, "", depth)
-        for finder, mod_name, ispkg in pkgutil.walk_packages([pkg_dir]):
+        for moduleinfo in pkgutil.walk_packages([pkg_dir]):
+            self.assertIsInstance(moduleinfo, pkgutil.ModuleInfo)
+            find, mod_name, ispkg = moduleinfo
             self.assertIsInstance(finder,
                                   importlib.machinery.FileFinder)
             if ispkg: