diff --git a/api/python/Abstract/objects/pyParser.cpp b/api/python/Abstract/objects/pyParser.cpp
index 1f67f20e14..fdd1180d8c 100644
--- a/api/python/Abstract/objects/pyParser.cpp
+++ b/api/python/Abstract/objects/pyParser.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,20 @@ namespace LIEF {
 template<>
 void create<Parser>(py::module& m) {
 
-    m.def("parse",
+  m.def("parse",
+      [] (py::bytes bytes, const std::string& name) {
+        std::string raw_str = bytes;
+        std::vector<uint8_t> raw = {
+          std::make_move_iterator(std::begin(raw_str)),
+          std::make_move_iterator(std::end(raw_str))
+        };
+        return Parser::parse(std::move(raw), name);
+      },
+      "Parse the given binary and return a " RST_CLASS_REF(lief.Binary) " object",
+      "raw"_a, "name"_a = "",
+      py::return_value_policy::take_ownership);
+
+  m.def("parse",
       static_cast<std::unique_ptr<Binary> (*) (const std::string&)>(&Parser::parse),
       "Parse the given binary and return a " RST_CLASS_REF(lief.Binary) " object",
       "filepath"_a,
@@ -36,6 +49,7 @@ void create<Parser>(py::module& m) {
       py::return_value_policy::take_ownership);
 
 
+
   m.def("parse",
       [] (py::object byteio, const std::string& name) {
         auto&& io = py::module::import("io");
@@ -65,7 +79,8 @@ void create<Parser>(py::module& m) {
         std::string raw_str = static_cast<py::bytes>(rawio.attr("readall")());
         std::vector<uint8_t> raw = {
           std::make_move_iterator(std::begin(raw_str)),
-          std::make_move_iterator(std::end(raw_str))};
+          std::make_move_iterator(std::end(raw_str))
+        };
 
         return Parser::parse(std::move(raw), name);
       },
diff --git a/tests/api/test_python.py b/tests/api/test_python.py
index d2758572ad..be89232a80 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_python.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_python.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 import unittest
 import lief
 import logging
-from io import open
+import io
+from io import open as io_open
+from unittest import TestCase
+from utils import get_sample
 
 from lief import Logger
 Logger.set_level(lief.LOGGING_LEVEL.WARNING)
 
-from unittest import TestCase
-from utils import get_sample
-
 class TestPythonApi(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -18,28 +18,40 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test_io(self):
         lspath = get_sample('ELF/ELF64_x86-64_binary_ls.bin')
 
-        with open(lspath, 'r') as f:
-            ls = lief.parse(f);
-            self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
-
+        ls = lief.parse(lspath)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
 
-        with open(lspath, 'rb') as f:
-            ls = lief.parse(f);
+        with io_open(lspath, 'r') as f:
+            ls = lief.parse(f)
             self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
 
+        with io_open(lspath, 'rb') as f:
+            ls = lief.parse(f)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
 
-        with open(lspath, 'rb') as f:
-            ls = lief.ELF.parse(f);
+        with io_open(lspath, 'rb') as f:
+            ls = lief.ELF.parse(f)
             self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
 
-        with open(get_sample('PE/PE64_x86-64_binary_HelloWorld.exe'), 'rb') as f:
-            binary = lief.PE.parse(f);
+        with io_open(get_sample('PE/PE64_x86-64_binary_HelloWorld.exe'), 'rb') as f:
+            binary = lief.PE.parse(f)
             self.assertIsNotNone(binary.abstract.header)
 
-        with open(get_sample('MachO/MachO64_x86-64_binary_dd.bin'), 'rb') as f:
-            binary = lief.MachO.parse(f)[0];
+        with io_open(get_sample('MachO/MachO64_x86-64_binary_dd.bin'), 'rb') as f:
+            binary = lief.MachO.parse(f)[0]
             self.assertIsNotNone(binary.abstract.header)
 
+        with open(lspath, 'rb') as f:  # As bytes
+            ls = lief.parse(f.read())
+            self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
+
+        with open(lspath, 'rb') as f:  # As io.BufferedReader
+            ls = lief.parse(f)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(ls.abstract.header)
+
+        with open(lspath, 'rb') as f:  # As io.BytesIO object
+            bytes_stream = io.BytesIO(f.read())
+            self.assertIsNotNone(bytes_stream)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -52,4 +64,3 @@ def test_io(self):
     root_logger.addHandler(ch)
 
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)
-