git.py: introduce Blob abstraction

Some blob representations (such as embedded images) require raw blob
content, however, the 'blob' view is unconditionally handed cooked
(utf8-encoded) content, thus representations which need raw content are
forced to reload the blob in raw form, which is ugly and expensive (due
to shelling out to git-cat-file a second time).

The ultimate goal is to eliminate the wasteful blob reloading when raw
content is needed. As a first step, introduce a Blob abstraction to be
returned by Repo.blob() rather than the cooked content. A subsequent
change will flesh out Blob, allowing it to return raw or cooked content
on demand without the client having to specify one or the other when
invoking Repo.blob().

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Alberto Bertogli <albertito@blitiri.com.ar>

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