--- a/mercurial/revset.py	Thu Aug 11 15:05:17 2016 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/revset.py	Fri Oct 07 08:32:40 2016 -0400
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import heapq
 import re
+import string
 
 from .i18n import _
 from . import (
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
     parser,
     pathutil,
     phases,
+    pycompat,
     registrar,
     repoview,
     util,
@@ -173,11 +175,12 @@
 keywords = set(['and', 'or', 'not'])
 
 # default set of valid characters for the initial letter of symbols
-_syminitletters = set(c for c in [chr(i) for i in xrange(256)]
-                      if c.isalnum() or c in '._@' or ord(c) > 127)
+_syminitletters = set(
+    string.ascii_letters +
+    string.digits + pycompat.sysstr('._@')) | set(map(chr, xrange(128, 256)))
 
 # default set of valid characters for non-initial letters of symbols
-_symletters = _syminitletters | set('-/')
+_symletters = _syminitletters | set(pycompat.sysstr('-/'))
 
 def tokenize(program, lookup=None, syminitletters=None, symletters=None):
     '''
@@ -2619,8 +2622,7 @@
 
 # the set of valid characters for the initial letter of symbols in
 # alias declarations and definitions
-_aliassyminitletters = set(c for c in [chr(i) for i in xrange(256)]
-                           if c.isalnum() or c in '._@$' or ord(c) > 127)
+_aliassyminitletters = _syminitletters | set(pycompat.sysstr('$'))
 
 def _parsewith(spec, lookup=None, syminitletters=None):
     """Generate a parse tree of given spec with given tokenizing options

--- a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t	Thu Aug 11 15:05:17 2016 +0200
+++ b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t	Fri Oct 07 08:32:40 2016 -0400
@@ -120,35 +120,33 @@
   mercurial/httppeer.py: error importing: <TypeError> Can't mix strings and bytes in path components (error at i18n.py:*)
   mercurial/i18n.py: error importing module: <TypeError> bytes expected, not str (line *)
   mercurial/keepalive.py: error importing module: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'httplib' (line *)
-  mercurial/localrepo.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/localrepo.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'urlerr' (error at httpconnection.py:*)
   mercurial/mail.py: error importing module: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (line *)
-  mercurial/manifest.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/merge.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/namespaces.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/patch.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/manifest.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/merge.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/namespaces.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/patch.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
   mercurial/pvec.py: error importing module: <NameError> name 'xrange' is not defined (line *)
-  mercurial/repair.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/revlog.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/revset.py: error importing module: <NameError> name 'xrange' is not defined (line *)
-  mercurial/scmutil.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/repair.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'urlerr' (error at httpconnection.py:*)
+  mercurial/revlog.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/revset.py: error importing module: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (line *)
   mercurial/scmwindows.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'winreg' (line *)
-  mercurial/simplemerge.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/sshpeer.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/sshserver.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/sshpeer.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'urlerr' (error at httpconnection.py:*)
+  mercurial/sshserver.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
   mercurial/statichttprepo.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'urlerr' (error at byterange.py:*)
-  mercurial/store.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/streamclone.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/subrepo.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/templatefilters.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/templatekw.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/templater.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/ui.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
-  mercurial/unionrepo.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/store.py: error importing module: <NameError> name 'xrange' is not defined (line *)
+  mercurial/streamclone.py: error importing: <TypeError> can't concat bytes to str (error at store.py:*)
+  mercurial/subrepo.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/templatefilters.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/templatekw.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/templater.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/ui.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
+  mercurial/unionrepo.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
   mercurial/url.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'mercurial.util' has no attribute 'urlerr' (error at httpconnection.py:*)
-  mercurial/verify.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/verify.py: error importing: <AttributeError> module 'email' has no attribute 'Header' (error at mail.py:*)
   mercurial/win32.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'msvcrt' (line *)
   mercurial/windows.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'msvcrt' (line *)
-  mercurial/wireproto.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
+  mercurial/wireproto.py: error importing: <TypeError> %b requires bytes, or an object that implements __bytes__, not 'str' (error at bundle2.py:*)
 
 #endif