diff --git "a/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Lib/test/test_long.py" "b/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Lib/test/test_long.py"
index e025716..17929aa 100644
--- "a/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Lib/test/test_long.py"	
+++ "b/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Lib/test/test_long.py"
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ class LongTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '08', 0)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '-012395', 0)
 
+        # test different buffer types
+        self.assertEqual(int(bytearray(b'123')), 123)
+        self.assertEqual(int(array.array('B', b'123')), 123)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, bytearray(b'A' * 0x10))
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, array.array('B', b'A' * 0x10))
+        
         # invalid bases
         invalid_bases = [-909,
                           2**31-1, 2**31, -2**31, -2**31-1,
diff --git "a/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Objects/abstract.c" "b/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Objects/abstract.c"
index 31cc0a8..7a56f11 100644
--- "a/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Objects/abstract.c"	
+++ "b/.\\Python-3.5.0b4/Objects/abstract.c"
@@ -1314,7 +1314,20 @@ PyNumber_Long(PyObject *o)
          * doesn't do.  In particular int('9\x005') must raise an
          * exception, not truncate at the null.
          */
-        PyObject *result = _PyLong_FromBytes(view.buf, view.len, 10);
+        PyObject *result, *bytes;
+        if (PyBytes_Check(o) || PyByteArray_Check(o))
+            result = _PyLong_FromBytes(view.buf, view.len, 10);
+        else {
+            bytes = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)view.buf, 
+                                              view.len);
+            if (bytes == NULL) {
+                PyBuffer_Release(&view);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            result = _PyLong_FromBytes(PyBytes_AsString(bytes), 
+                                       PyBytes_Size(bytes), 10);
+            Py_DECREF(bytes);
+        }
         PyBuffer_Release(&view);
         return result;
     }