Cleanup Request method parameter. (#3378)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ This release introduces an `httpx.SSLContext()` class and `ssl_context` paramete
 * Review URL percent escape sets, based on WHATWG spec. (#3371, #3373)
 * Ensure `certifi` and `httpcore` are only imported if required. (#3377)
 * Treat `socks5h` as a valid proxy scheme. (#3178)
+* Cleanup `Request()` method signature in line with `client.request()` and `httpx.request()`. (#3378)
 
 ## 0.27.2 (27th August, 2024)
 

httpx/_models.py

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
 class Request:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        method: str | bytes,
+        method: str,
         url: URL | str,
         *,
         params: QueryParamTypes | None = None,
@@ -323,11 +323,7 @@ def __init__(
         stream: SyncByteStream | AsyncByteStream | None = None,
         extensions: RequestExtensions | None = None,
     ) -> None:
-        self.method = (
-            method.decode("ascii").upper()
-            if isinstance(method, bytes)
-            else method.upper()
-        )
+        self.method = method.upper()
         self.url = URL(url) if params is None else URL(url, params=params)
         self.headers = Headers(headers)
         self.extensions = {} if extensions is None else extensions