struct.unpack() allows a bytes string too (if it has the right size).
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index 3418c30..5fc9991 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -1523,10 +1523,10 @@
PyDoc_STRVAR(s_unpack__doc__,
-"S.unpack(str) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
+"S.unpack(buffer) -> (v1, v2, ...)\n\
\n\
Return tuple containing values unpacked according to this Struct's format.\n\
-Requires len(str) == self.size. See struct.__doc__ for more on format\n\
+Requires len(buffer) == self.size. See struct.__doc__ for more on format\n\
strings.");
static PyObject *
@@ -1535,6 +1535,10 @@
PyStructObject *soself = (PyStructObject *)self;
assert(PyStruct_Check(self));
assert(soself->s_codes != NULL);
+ if (inputstr != NULL && PyBytes_Check(inputstr) &&
+ PyBytes_GET_SIZE(inputstr) == soself->s_size) {
+ return s_unpack_internal(soself, PyBytes_AS_STRING(inputstr));
+ }
if (inputstr == NULL || !PyString_Check(inputstr) ||
PyString_GET_SIZE(inputstr) != soself->s_size) {
PyErr_Format(StructError,