[Python-Dev] sys.intern should work on bytes

[Jesus Cea]

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"""
sys.intern(b'12121212')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: must be str, not bytes
"""

I wonder why.

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