--- a/hgweb.cgi	Tue Sep 01 10:33:10 2020 -0400
+++ b/hgweb.cgi	Wed Sep 02 12:31:37 2020 +0200
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # See also https://mercurial-scm.org/wiki/PublishingRepositories
 
 # Path to repo or hgweb config to serve (see 'hg help hgweb')
-config = "/path/to/repo/or/config"
+config = b"/path/to/repo/or/config"
 
 # Uncomment and adjust if Mercurial is not installed system-wide
 # (consult "installed modules" path from 'hg debuginstall'):