Make hmac use bytes.  Make test_hmac pass.
diff --git a/Lib/hmac.py b/Lib/hmac.py
index 079b58c..7bf3c03 100644
--- a/Lib/hmac.py
+++ b/Lib/hmac.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 Implements the HMAC algorithm as described by RFC 2104.
 """
 
-trans_5C = "".join ([chr (x ^ 0x5C) for x in range(256)])
-trans_36 = "".join ([chr (x ^ 0x36) for x in range(256)])
+trans_5C = bytes((x ^ 0x5C) for x in range(256))
+trans_36 = bytes((x ^ 0x36) for x in range(256))
 
 # The size of the digests returned by HMAC depends on the underlying
 # hashing module used.  Use digest_size from the instance of HMAC instead.
@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@
         digestmod: A module supporting PEP 247.  *OR*
                    A hashlib constructor returning a new hash object.
                    Defaults to hashlib.md5.
+
+        Note: key and msg must be bytes objects.
         """
 
         if key is _secret_backdoor_key: # cheap
             return
 
+        if not isinstance(key, bytes):
+            if hasattr(key, "__index__"):
+                raise TypeError("key can't be a number")
+            key = bytes(key)
+
         if digestmod is None:
             import hashlib
             digestmod = hashlib.md5
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@
         if hasattr(digestmod, '__call__'):
             self.digest_cons = digestmod
         else:
-            self.digest_cons = lambda d='': digestmod.new(d)
+            self.digest_cons = lambda d=b'': digestmod.new(d)
 
         self.outer = self.digest_cons()
         self.inner = self.digest_cons()
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@
         if len(key) > blocksize:
             key = self.digest_cons(key).digest()
 
-        key = key + chr(0) * (blocksize - len(key))
+        key = key + bytes(blocksize - len(key))
         self.outer.update(key.translate(trans_5C))
         self.inner.update(key.translate(trans_36))
         if msg is not None:
@@ -64,6 +71,10 @@
     def update(self, msg):
         """Update this hashing object with the string msg.
         """
+        if not isinstance(msg, bytes):
+            if hasattr(msg, "__index__"):
+                raise TypeError("msg can't be a number")
+            msg = bytes(msg)
         self.inner.update(msg)
 
     def copy(self):