convert some string into bytes

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/common/hostchooser.py b/common/hostchooser.py
index 7dea833..bbb0eb6 100644
--- a/common/hostchooser.py
+++ b/common/hostchooser.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def answer_ping(s, descr, addr, extra='', httpport=''):
         print("ping by", source, file=sys.stderr)
         answer = '%s:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s' % (PONG_MESSAGE, descr,
                                         addr[0], addr[1], extra, httpport)
-        s.sendto(answer, source)
+        s.sendto(answer.encode(), source)
     else:
         print("unexpected data on UDP port %d by" % UDP_PORT, source, file=sys.stderr)
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def find_servers(hostlist=[('127.0.0.1', None), ('<broadcast>', None)],
             else:
                 hostsend, hostrecv = events.setdefault(ipaddr, ([], []))
                 hostrecv.append(time.time())
-            data = data.split(':')
+            data = data.split(b':')
             if len(data) >= 4 and data[0] == PONG_MESSAGE:
                 try:
                     port = int(data[3])