## What do these changes do?
Mypy will add a `--strict-bytes` flag.
python/mypy#18263

With that `bytearray` and `memoryview` are no longer subclasses of
`bytes` and must be listed explicitly instead if they are supported.

## Are there changes in behavior for the user?
--

## Related issue number
--

## Checklist

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    number after creating the PR
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      improper undesired behavior that got corrected to match
      pre-agreed expectations.
    * `.feature`: A new behavior, public APIs. That sort of stuff.
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      runtime assumptions.
    * `.contrib`: Stuff that affects the contributor experience. e.g.
      Running tests, building the docs, setting up the development
      environment.
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      categories.
  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation,
    for example:
    ```rst
    Fixed issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files
    -- by :user:`contributor-gh-handle`.
    ```

    Use the past tense or the present tense a non-imperative mood,
    referring to what's changed compared to the last released version
    of this project.

---------

Co-authored-by: J. Nick Koston <nick@koston.org>

## What do these changes do?
Mypy will add a `--strict-bytes` flag.
python/mypy#18263

With that `bytearray` and `memoryview` are no longer subclasses of
`bytes` and must be listed explicitly instead if they are supported.

## Are there changes in behavior for the user?
--

## Related issue number
--

## Checklist

- [ ] I think the code is well written
- [ ] Unit tests for the changes exist
- [ ] Documentation reflects the changes
- [ ] If you provide code modification, please add yourself to
`CONTRIBUTORS.txt`
  * The format is <Name> <Surname>.
  * Please keep alphabetical order, the file is sorted by names.
- [ ] Add a new news fragment into the `CHANGES/` folder
  * name it `<issue_or_pr_num>.<type>.rst` (e.g. `588.bugfix.rst`)
  * if you don't have an issue number, change it to the pull request
    number after creating the PR
    * `.bugfix`: A bug fix for something the maintainers deemed an
      improper undesired behavior that got corrected to match
      pre-agreed expectations.
    * `.feature`: A new behavior, public APIs. That sort of stuff.
    * `.deprecation`: A declaration of future API removals and breaking
      changes in behavior.
    * `.breaking`: When something public is removed in a breaking way.
      Could be deprecated in an earlier release.
    * `.doc`: Notable updates to the documentation structure or build
      process.
    * `.packaging`: Notes for downstreams about unobvious side effects
      and tooling. Changes in the test invocation considerations and
      runtime assumptions.
    * `.contrib`: Stuff that affects the contributor experience. e.g.
      Running tests, building the docs, setting up the development
      environment.
    * `.misc`: Changes that are hard to assign to any of the above
      categories.
  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation,
    for example:
    ```rst
    Fixed issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files
    -- by :user:`contributor-gh-handle`.
    ```

    Use the past tense or the present tense a non-imperative mood,
    referring to what's changed compared to the last released version
    of this project.

---------

Co-authored-by: J. Nick Koston <nick@koston.org>
(cherry picked from commit 3f07b1a)

## What do these changes do?
Mypy will add a `--strict-bytes` flag.
python/mypy#18263

With that `bytearray` and `memoryview` are no longer subclasses of
`bytes` and must be listed explicitly instead if they are supported.

## Are there changes in behavior for the user?
--

## Related issue number
--

## Checklist

- [ ] I think the code is well written
- [ ] Unit tests for the changes exist
- [ ] Documentation reflects the changes
- [ ] If you provide code modification, please add yourself to
`CONTRIBUTORS.txt`
  * The format is <Name> <Surname>.
  * Please keep alphabetical order, the file is sorted by names.
- [ ] Add a new news fragment into the `CHANGES/` folder
  * name it `<issue_or_pr_num>.<type>.rst` (e.g. `588.bugfix.rst`)
  * if you don't have an issue number, change it to the pull request
    number after creating the PR
    * `.bugfix`: A bug fix for something the maintainers deemed an
      improper undesired behavior that got corrected to match
      pre-agreed expectations.
    * `.feature`: A new behavior, public APIs. That sort of stuff.
    * `.deprecation`: A declaration of future API removals and breaking
      changes in behavior.
    * `.breaking`: When something public is removed in a breaking way.
      Could be deprecated in an earlier release.
    * `.doc`: Notable updates to the documentation structure or build
      process.
    * `.packaging`: Notes for downstreams about unobvious side effects
      and tooling. Changes in the test invocation considerations and
      runtime assumptions.
    * `.contrib`: Stuff that affects the contributor experience. e.g.
      Running tests, building the docs, setting up the development
      environment.
    * `.misc`: Changes that are hard to assign to any of the above
      categories.
  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation,
    for example:
    ```rst
    Fixed issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files
    -- by :user:`contributor-gh-handle`.
    ```

    Use the past tense or the present tense a non-imperative mood,
    referring to what's changed compared to the last released version
    of this project.

---------

Co-authored-by: J. Nick Koston <nick@koston.org>
(cherry picked from commit 3f07b1a)

…ation for strict-bytes (#10157)

**This is a backport of PR #10154 as merged into master
(3f07b1a).**

## What do these changes do?
Mypy will add a `--strict-bytes` flag.
python/mypy#18263

With that `bytearray` and `memoryview` are no longer subclasses of
`bytes` and must be listed explicitly instead if they are supported.

## Are there changes in behavior for the user?
--

## Related issue number
--

## Checklist

- [ ] I think the code is well written
- [ ] Unit tests for the changes exist
- [ ] Documentation reflects the changes
- [ ] If you provide code modification, please add yourself to
`CONTRIBUTORS.txt`
  * The format is <Name> <Surname>.
  * Please keep alphabetical order, the file is sorted by names.
- [ ] Add a new news fragment into the `CHANGES/` folder
  * name it `<issue_or_pr_num>.<type>.rst` (e.g. `588.bugfix.rst`)
  * if you don't have an issue number, change it to the pull request
    number after creating the PR
    * `.bugfix`: A bug fix for something the maintainers deemed an
      improper undesired behavior that got corrected to match
      pre-agreed expectations.
    * `.feature`: A new behavior, public APIs. That sort of stuff.
    * `.deprecation`: A declaration of future API removals and breaking
      changes in behavior.
    * `.breaking`: When something public is removed in a breaking way.
      Could be deprecated in an earlier release.
    * `.doc`: Notable updates to the documentation structure or build
      process.
    * `.packaging`: Notes for downstreams about unobvious side effects
      and tooling. Changes in the test invocation considerations and
      runtime assumptions.
    * `.contrib`: Stuff that affects the contributor experience. e.g.
      Running tests, building the docs, setting up the development
      environment.
    * `.misc`: Changes that are hard to assign to any of the above
      categories.
  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation,
    for example:
    ```rst
    Fixed issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files
    -- by :user:`contributor-gh-handle`.
    ```

    Use the past tense or the present tense a non-imperative mood,
    referring to what's changed compared to the last released version
    of this project.

Co-authored-by: Marc Mueller <30130371+cdce8p@users.noreply.github.com>

…ation for strict-bytes (#10158)

**This is a backport of PR #10154 as merged into master
(3f07b1a).**

## What do these changes do?
Mypy will add a `--strict-bytes` flag.
python/mypy#18263

With that `bytearray` and `memoryview` are no longer subclasses of
`bytes` and must be listed explicitly instead if they are supported.

## Are there changes in behavior for the user?
--

## Related issue number
--

## Checklist

- [ ] I think the code is well written
- [ ] Unit tests for the changes exist
- [ ] Documentation reflects the changes
- [ ] If you provide code modification, please add yourself to
`CONTRIBUTORS.txt`
  * The format is <Name> <Surname>.
  * Please keep alphabetical order, the file is sorted by names.
- [ ] Add a new news fragment into the `CHANGES/` folder
  * name it `<issue_or_pr_num>.<type>.rst` (e.g. `588.bugfix.rst`)
  * if you don't have an issue number, change it to the pull request
    number after creating the PR
    * `.bugfix`: A bug fix for something the maintainers deemed an
      improper undesired behavior that got corrected to match
      pre-agreed expectations.
    * `.feature`: A new behavior, public APIs. That sort of stuff.
    * `.deprecation`: A declaration of future API removals and breaking
      changes in behavior.
    * `.breaking`: When something public is removed in a breaking way.
      Could be deprecated in an earlier release.
    * `.doc`: Notable updates to the documentation structure or build
      process.
    * `.packaging`: Notes for downstreams about unobvious side effects
      and tooling. Changes in the test invocation considerations and
      runtime assumptions.
    * `.contrib`: Stuff that affects the contributor experience. e.g.
      Running tests, building the docs, setting up the development
      environment.
    * `.misc`: Changes that are hard to assign to any of the above
      categories.
  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation,
    for example:
    ```rst
    Fixed issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files
    -- by :user:`contributor-gh-handle`.
    ```

    Use the past tense or the present tense a non-imperative mood,
    referring to what's changed compared to the last released version
    of this project.

Co-authored-by: Marc Mueller <30130371+cdce8p@users.noreply.github.com>