py3k: Decode strings from NIMROD files.

QuLogic · Sep 16, 2015 · 199bec1 · 199bec1
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diff --git a/lib/iris/fileformats/nimrod.py b/lib/iris/fileformats/nimrod.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 def _read_chars(infile, num):
     """Read characters from the (big-endian) file."""
     instr = infile.read(num)
-    return struct.unpack(">%ds" % num, instr)[0]
+    return struct.unpack(">%ds" % num, instr)[0].decode()
 
 
 class NimrodField(object):