No need to take unsigned bytes view following zarr-developers#2738

tomwhite · tomwhite · commit bf3c7131cee3 · 2025-04-21T15:31:08.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/zarr/core/buffer/core.py b/src/zarr/core/buffer/core.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def as_bytes_like(self) -> BytesLike:
         -------
             A bytes-like object that implements the Python buffer protocol
         """
-        return memoryview(self.as_numpy_array().view(np.uint8))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        return memoryview(self.as_numpy_array())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
         """Returns the buffer as `bytes` (host memory).
diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/_local.py b/src/zarr/storage/_local.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ def _put(
         with path.open("r+b") as f:
             f.seek(start)
             # write takes any object supporting the buffer protocol
-            f.write(value.as_numpy_array())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            f.write(value.as_bytes_like())
         return None
     else:
-        view = memoryview(value.as_numpy_array())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        view = value.as_bytes_like()
         if exclusive:
             mode = "xb"
         else:
