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dist.py

@@ -158,17 +158,11 @@ def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets
     # Create visual representations of the strings with wildcard markers
     str1_visual = type(str1)()
     for i, char in enumerate(str1):
-        if i in wildcard_offsets_str1:
-            str1_visual += f"[{char}]"  # Mark wildcards with brackets
-        else:
-            str1_visual += char
+        str1_visual += bytes([char])
     
-    str2_visual = type(str2)()
+    str2_visual = type(str1)()
     for i, char in enumerate(str2):
-        if i in wildcard_offsets_str2:
-            str2_visual += f"[{char}]"  # Mark wildcards with brackets
-        else:
-            str2_visual += char
+        str2_visual += bytes([char])
     
     print(f"Comparing '{str1_visual}' and '{str2_visual}'")
     print(f"Wildcards in str1: {sorted(wildcard_offsets_str1)}")
@@ -181,8 +175,8 @@ def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets
     
     # Visual representation of the alignment
     i, j = 0, 0
-    aligned_str1 = ""
-    aligned_str2 = ""
+    aligned_str1 = type(str1)()
+    aligned_str2 = type(str1)()
     match_indicators = ""
     
     for op in operations:
@@ -204,18 +198,12 @@ def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets
         elif "Insertion:" in op:
             aligned_str1 += "-"
             
-            if j in wildcard_offsets_str2:
-                aligned_str2 += f"[{str2[j]}]"
-            else:
-                aligned_str2 += str2[j]
+            aligned_str2 += str2[j:j+1]
                 
             match_indicators += " "
             j += 1
         elif "Deletion:" in op:
-            if i in wildcard_offsets_str1:
-                aligned_str1 += f"[{str1[i]}]"
-            else:
-                aligned_str1 += str1[i]
+            aligned_str1 += str1[i:i+1]
                 
             aligned_str2 += "-"
             match_indicators += " "