From 5504abf78069e547d3f27f7891474b2424969c6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James O'Shannessy <12959316+joshanne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 13:36:52 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Load: Ensure single byte strings (GPS LatitudeRef and
 LongitudeRef) can be decoded and re-encoded properly

---
 piexif/_load.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/piexif/_load.py b/piexif/_load.py
index e815850..0df353e 100644
--- a/piexif/_load.py
+++ b/piexif/_load.py
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def convert_value(self, val):
             if length > 4:
                 pointer = struct.unpack(self.endian_mark + "L", value)[0]
                 data = self.tiftag[pointer : pointer + length - 1]
+            elif length == 1:
+                data = value[0:length]
             else:
                 data = value[0 : length - 1]
         elif t == TYPES.Short:  # SHORT