def native(self):
        """
        The native Python datatype representation of this value

        :return:
            An integer or None
        """

        if self.contents is None:
            return None

        if self._native is None:
            self._native = int_from_bytes(self._merge_chunks())
        return self._native
The native Python datatype representation of this value

        :return:
            An integer or None