Fix passing bytes to context.log_file and crc.BitPolynom

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ The table below shows which release corresponds to each branch, and what date th
 - [#2327][2327] Add basic support to debug processes on Windows
 - [#2322][2322] Add basic RISCV64 shellcraft support
 - [#2330][2330] Change `context.newline` when setting `context.os` to `"windows"`
+- [#2389][2389] Fix incosistent usage of bytes/str
 
 [2360]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2360
 [2356]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2356
 [2374]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2374
 [2327]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2327
 [2322]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2322
 [2330]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2330
+[2389]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2389
 
 ## 4.13.0 (`beta`)
 

pwnlib/context/__init__.py

@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ def log_file(self, value):
         """
         if isinstance(value, (bytes, six.text_type)):
             # check if mode was specified as "[value],[mode]"
+            from pwnlib.util.packing import _need_text
+            value = _need_text(value)
             if ',' not in value:
                 value += ',a'
             filename, mode = value.rsplit(',', 1)

pwnlib/util/crc/__init__.py

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class BitPolynom(object):
 
     def __init__(self, n):
         if isinstance(n, (bytes, six.text_type)):
+            from pwnlib.util.packing import _need_text
+            n = _need_text(n)
             self.n = 0
             x = BitPolynom(2)
             try: