--- a/mercurial/keepalive.py	Wed Aug 28 23:25:26 2024 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/keepalive.py	Fri Sep 06 02:12:19 2024 +0200
@@ -687,6 +687,6 @@
         N = int(sys.argv[1])
         url = sys.argv[2]
     except (IndexError, ValueError):
-        print(b"%s <integer> <url>" % sys.argv[0])
+        print("%s <integer> <url>" % sys.argv[0])
     else:
         test(url, N)