Index: Lib/uuid.py
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--- Lib/uuid.py	(revision 65675)
+++ Lib/uuid.py	(working copy)
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@
 
     @property
     def bytes(self):
-        bytes = bytearray()
+        bs = bytearray()
         for shift in range(0, 128, 8):
-            bytes.insert(0, (self.int >> shift) & 0xff)
-        return bytes
+            bs.insert(0, (self.int >> shift) & 0xff)
+        return bytes(bs)
 
     @property
     def bytes_le(self):