File IO read returning a string -> but I want a byte -> Question: Is there a faster more efficient way?

[Emile van Sebille]

Jay
> #Question: Is there a faster more efficient way?
> 
> from time import clock
> 
> len_data = 20*1024*1024
> data = fp.read(len_data)
> 
> start = clock()
> for i in range(len_data): 
>    norm[i] = struct.unpack("B",data[i])
> finish = clock()

map(ord,data)

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Emile van Sebille
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