diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index c760dcb..1c36fe5 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -1437,6 +1437,13 @@
 			ord = (long)((unsigned char)*PyString_AS_STRING(obj));
 			return PyInt_FromLong(ord);
 		}
+	} else if (PyBytes_Check(obj)) {
+		size = PyBytes_GET_SIZE(obj);
+		if (size == 1) {
+			ord = (long)((unsigned char)*PyBytes_AS_STRING(obj));
+			return PyInt_FromLong(ord);
+		}
+
 #ifdef Py_USING_UNICODE
 	} else if (PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
 		size = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(obj);
@@ -2552,6 +2559,7 @@
 	SETBUILTIN("basestring",	&PyBaseString_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("bool",		&PyBool_Type);
 	/*	SETBUILTIN("memoryview",        &PyMemoryView_Type); */
+	SETBUILTIN("bytearray",		&PyBytes_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("bytes",		&PyString_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("buffer",		&PyBuffer_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("classmethod",	&PyClassMethod_Type);