--- a/mercurial/smartset.py Thu Feb 02 17:35:31 2023 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/smartset.py Thu Feb 02 17:35:38 2023 +0100
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
if self._ascending:
attr = 'fastasc'
else:
- attr = b'fastdesc'
+ attr = 'fastdesc'
it = getattr(self, attr)
if it is not None:
return it()