1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/builder.py b/builder.py
index b088b205..0271f714 100644
--- a/builder.py
+++ b/builder.py
@@ -131,13 +131,20 @@ class AstroidBuilder(InspectBuilder):
             except ImportError:
                 modname = splitext(basename(path))[0]
         # build astroid representation
-        node = self.string_build(data, modname, path)
-        node.file_encoding = encoding
-        return node
+        module = self._data_build(data, modname, path)
+        return self._post_build(module, encoding)
 
     def string_build(self, data, modname='', path=None):
         """build astroid from source code string and return rebuilded astroid"""
         module = self._data_build(data, modname, path)
+        module.file_bytes = data.encode('utf-8')
+        return self._post_build(module, 'utf-8')
+
+    def _post_build(self, module, encoding):
+        """handles encoding and delayed nodes
+        after a module has been built
+        """
+        module.file_encoding = encoding
         self._manager.astroid_cache[module.name] = module
         # post tree building steps after we stored the module in the cache:
         for from_node in module._from_nodes: