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@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def read_bytes(self):
         """
         Open the file in bytes mode, read it, and close the file.
         """
-        with self.open(mode='rb') as f:
+        with self.open(mode='rb', buffering=0) as f:
             return f.read()
 
     def read_text(self, encoding=None, errors=None, newline=None):
 
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ def stat(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
 
     def open(self, mode='r', buffering=-1, encoding=None,
              errors=None, newline=None):
-        if buffering != -1:
+        if buffering != -1 and not (buffering == 0 and 'b' in mode):
             raise NotImplementedError
         path_obj = self.resolve()
         path = str(path_obj)
 
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+``Pathlib.read_bytes`` no longer opens the file in Python's buffered I/O mode. This reduces overheads as the code reads a file in whole leading to a modest speedup.
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	`1`	+``Pathlib.read_bytes`` no longer opens the file in Python's buffered I/O mode. This reduces overheads as the code reads a file in whole leading to a modest speedup.