Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/tree_conflict_tests.py
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--- subversion/tests/cmdline/tree_conflict_tests.py	(revision 1868264)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/tree_conflict_tests.py	(working copy)
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@
   contents = open(sbox.ospath('A1/B/lambda'), 'rb').readlines()
   svntest.verify.compare_and_display_lines(
     "A1/B/lambda has unexpectected contents", sbox.ospath("A1/B/lambda"),
-    [ "This is the file 'lambda'.\n", "This is more content.\n"], contents)
+    [ b"This is the file 'lambda'.\n", b"This is more content.\n"], contents)
 
 
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