as_recarray methods improperly convert bytes to str

[mivade]

Example from:

bptools/bptools/odin/config.py

Lines 660 to 675 in 49a16ea

	def contacts_as_recarray(self):
	"""Return the monopolar contacts as a recarry.
	This method exists for Ramulator compatibility.
	"""
	arr = np.recarray((len(self.contacts),), dtype=self._recarray_dtype)
	for i, contact in enumerate(self.contacts):
	arr[i]['jack_box_num'] = int(contact.port)
	arr[i]['contact_name'] = str(contact.label)
	# Not using surface area anymore because not used by Ramulator
	# arr[i]['surface_area'] = float(contact.area)
	arr[i]['description'] = str(contact.description)
	return arr

Line 670 turns a byte string into a str something like "b'LA1'" instead of "LA1".