[issue1303] adapt str8 constructor to bytes constructor

[Guido van Rossum]

Guido van Rossum added the comment:

Georg, can you check this in even with test_str failing?

And who is working on that?  If I don't get a name I'll tackle it myself.

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assignee: gvanrossum -> georg.brandl

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