Index: Python/import.c
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--- Python/import.c	(revision 61852)
+++ Python/import.c	(working copy)
@@ -2684,7 +2684,7 @@
 	buf[2] = (char) ((pyc_magic >> 16) & 0xff);
 	buf[3] = (char) ((pyc_magic >> 24) & 0xff);
 
-	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(buf, 4);
+	return PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, 4);
 }
 
 static PyObject *