code: def parse_status(status_log, encoding='utf-8'):
      
      if isinstance(status_log, bytes):
          status_log = status_log.decode(encoding)
      parser = LogParser.fromstring(status_log)
      return parser.parse()
docs: Parses the status log of OpenVPN.
  
      :param status_log: The content of status log.
      :type status_log: :class:`str`
      :param encoding: Optional. The encoding of status log.
      :type encoding: :class:`str`
      :return: The instance of :class:`.models.Status`