1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/util/py3xfunctions.py b/tests/util/py3xfunctions.py
index 1dd5148df..3b89867a6 100644
--- a/tests/util/py3xfunctions.py
+++ b/tests/util/py3xfunctions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 def b(s):
     return bytes(s, "UTF8")
 
+def buffer_(s):
+    if s == None:
+        return None
+    elif type(s) == str:
+        return bytes(s, "UTF8")
+    else:
+        memoryview(s)
+
 def l(n):
     return n
 
@@ -11,4 +19,4 @@ unicode = str
 unichr = chr
 long = int
 unichr = chr
-buffer = b
+buffer = buffer_