Issue #16685: Added support for any bytes-like objects in the audioop module.

Removed support for strings.

Doc/library/audioop.rst

@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 
 The :mod:`audioop` module contains some useful operations on sound fragments.
 It operates on sound fragments consisting of signed integer samples 8, 16, 24
-or 32 bits wide, stored in bytes objects.  All scalar items are integers,
-unless specified otherwise.
+or 32 bits wide, stored in :term:`bytes-like object`\ s.  All scalar items are
+integers, unless specified otherwise.
 
 .. versionchanged:: 3.4
    Support for 24-bit samples was added.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.4
+   Any :term:`bytes-like object`\ s are now accepted by all functions in this
+   module.  Strings no more supported.
+
 .. index::
    single: Intel/DVI ADPCM
    single: ADPCM, Intel/DVI

Misc/NEWS

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16685: Added support for any bytes-like objects in the audioop module.
+  Removed support for strings.
+
 - Issue #7171: Add Windows implementation of ``inet_ntop`` and ``inet_pton``
   to socket module. Patch by Atsuo Ishimoto.