code: def get_as_bytes(self, s3_path):
          
          (bucket, key) = self._path_to_bucket_and_key(s3_path)
          obj = self.s3.Object(bucket, key)
          contents = obj.get()['Body'].read()
          return contents
docs: Get the contents of an object stored in S3 as bytes
  
          :param s3_path: URL for target S3 location
          :return: File contents as pure bytes