1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/api/python/genkinds.py b/src/api/python/genkinds.py
index a12c9735c..77b168dea 100755
--- a/src/api/python/genkinds.py
+++ b/src/api/python/genkinds.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cdef class kind:
     cdef str name
     def __cinit__(self, int kindint):
         self.k = int2kind[kindint]
-        self.name = int2name[kindint].decode()
+        self.name = str(int2name[kindint])
 
     def __eq__(self, kind other):
         return (<int> self.k) == (<int> other.k)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ kinds.__file__ = kinds.__name__ + ".py"
 KINDS_ATTR_TEMPLATE = \
 r"""
 int2kind[<int> {kind}] = {kind}
-int2name[<int> {kind}] = "{name}".encode()
+int2name[<int> {kind}] = b"{name}"
 cdef kind {name} = kind(<int> {kind})
 setattr(kinds, "{name}", {name})
 """