def _unpack_bytes(bytes):
    """
    Unpack a set of bytes into an integer. First pads to 4 bytes.
    Little endian.
    """
    if bytes == b'':
        return 0
    int_length = 4
    len_diff = int_length - len(bytes)
    bytes = bytes + len_diff * b'\x00'
    return struct.unpack("<L", bytes)[0]