code: def _convert_data(self, data, data_type, num_recs, num_values, num_elems):
          '''
          Converts data to the appropriate type using the struct.unpack method,
          rather than using numpy.
          '''
  
          if (data_type == 51 or data_type == 52):
              return [data[i:i+num_elems].decode('utf-8') for i in
                      range(0, num_recs*num_values*num_elems, num_elems)]
          else:
              tofrom = self._convert_option()
              dt_string = self._convert_type(data_type)
              form = tofrom + str(num_recs*num_values*num_elems) + dt_string
              value_len = CDF._type_size(data_type, num_elems)
              return list(struct.unpack_from(form,
                                             data[0:num_recs*num_values*value_len])f _convert_data(self, data, data_type, num_recs, num_values, num_elems):
          '''
          Converts data to the appropriate type using the struct.unpack method,
          rather than using numpy.
          '''
  
          if (data_type == 51 or data_type == 52):
              return [data[i:i+num_elems].decode('utf-8') for i in
                      range(0, num_recs*num_values*num_elems, num_elems)]
          else:
              tofrom = self._convert_option()
              dt_string = self._convert_type(data_type)
              form = tofrom + str(num_recs*num_values*num_elems) + dt_string
              value_len = CDF._type_size(data_type, num_elems)
              return list(struct.unpack_from(form,
                                             data[0:num_recs*num_values*value_len]))
docs: Converts data to the appropriate type using the struct.unpack method,
          rather than using numpy.