code: def _double_as_bytes(dval):
      "Use struct.unpack to decode a double precision float into eight bytes"
      tmp = list(struct.unpack('8B',struct.pack('d', dval)))
      if not _big_endian:
          tmp.reverse()
      return tmf _double_as_bytes(dval):
      "Use struct.unpack to decode a double precision float into eight bytes"
      tmp = list(struct.unpack('8B',struct.pack('d', dval)))
      if not _big_endian:
          tmp.reverse()
      return tmp
docs: Use struct.unpack to decode a double precision float into eight bytes