[qa] py2: Unfiddle strings into bytes explicitly

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/comptool.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/comptool.py
index 6279070fbc..17626cf8da 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/comptool.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/comptool.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RejectResult(object):
     '''
     Outcome that expects rejection of a transaction or block.
     '''
-    def __init__(self, code, reason=''):
+    def __init__(self, code, reason=b''):
         self.code = code
         self.reason = reason
     def match(self, other):
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ class TestNode(NodeConnCB):
             raise AssertionError("Got pong for unknown ping [%s]" % repr(message))
 
     def on_reject(self, conn, message):
-        if message.message == 'tx':
+        if message.message == b'tx':
             self.tx_reject_map[message.data] = RejectResult(message.code, message.reason)
-        if message.message == 'block':
+        if message.message == b'block':
             self.block_reject_map[message.data] = RejectResult(message.code, message.reason)
 
     def send_inv(self, obj):