It's passed to numerous places where we just need an `is_byte` bool. Passing the bool avoids the need for some assertions. Also rename `is_bytes()` as `is_byte()`, to better match `Mode::Byte`, `Mode::ByteStr`, and `Mode::RawByteStr`.
It's passed to numerous places where we just need an `is_byte` bool. Passing the bool avoids the need for some assertions. Also rename `is_bytes()` as `is_byte()`, to better match `Mode::Byte`, `Mode::ByteStr`, and `Mode::RawByteStr`.