diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 6a12952..e955bff 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@
             return
         f = lambda a: inet_pton(AF_INET6, a)
 
-        self.assertEquals('\x00' * 16, f('::'))
-        self.assertEquals('\x00' * 16, f('0::0'))
-        self.assertEquals('\x00\x01' + '\x00' * 14, f('1::'))
+        self.assertEquals(b'\x00' * 16, f('::'))
+        self.assertEquals(b'\x00' * 16, f('0::0'))
+        self.assertEquals(b'\x00\x01' + b'\x00' * 14, f('1::'))
         self.assertEquals(
             b'\x45\xef\x76\xcb\x00\x1a\x56\xef\xaf\xeb\x0b\xac\x19\x24\xae\xae',
             f('45ef:76cb:1a:56ef:afeb:bac:1924:aeae')
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@
             return
         f = lambda a: inet_ntop(AF_INET6, a)
 
-        self.assertEquals('::', f('\x00' * 16))
-        self.assertEquals('::1', f('\x00' * 15 + '\x01'))
+        self.assertEquals('::', f(b'\x00' * 16))
+        self.assertEquals('::1', f(b'\x00' * 15 + b'\x01'))
         self.assertEquals(
             'aef:b01:506:1001:ffff:9997:55:170',
             f(b'\x0a\xef\x0b\x01\x05\x06\x10\x01\xff\xff\x99\x97\x00\x55\x01\x70')