Provide for binary input files
The current hot-fix for files with broken UTF-8 broke binary input files (i.e. input files which are not valid UTF-8). We should go over all the I/O and replace str with bytes and vice versa where necessary.
The current hot-fix for files with broken UTF-8 broke binary input files (i.e. input files which are not valid UTF-8). We should go over all the I/O and replace str with bytes and vice versa where necessary.