v0.5.4

[sylikc]

Released to PyPI

• New Feature: added raw_bytes parameter to ExifTool.execute() to return bytes only with no decoding conversion.
• Changed: ExifTool.execute() now accepts both [str,bytes]. When given str, it will encode according to the ExifTool.encoding property.
  • Technical change: Popen() no longer uses an -encoding parameter, therefore working with the socket is back to bytes when interfacing with the exiftool subprocess. This should be invisible to most users as the default behavior will still be the same.
• Changed: ExifToolHelper.execute() now accepts Any type, and will do a str() on any non-str parameter.
• Tests: Created associated test with a custom makernotes example to write and read back bytes.
• Docs: Updated documentation with comprehensive samples, and a better FAQ section for common problems.

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