again

dist.py

@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ def explain_match(str1, str2, dp, wildcard_offsets_str1, wildcard_offsets_str2):
     
     return operations
 
+def to_bytes(s):
+    return s.encode('utf-8') if isinstance(s, str) else s
+
 def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets_str2=None):
     """
     Prints a summary of the match between two strings, highlighting wildcards by their offsets.
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets
             i += 1
             j += 1
         elif "Insertion:" in op:
-            aligned_str1 += "-"
+            aligned_str1 += to_bytes("-")
             
             aligned_str2 += str2[j:j+1]
                 
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ def print_match_summary(str1, str2, wildcard_offsets_str1=None, wildcard_offsets
         elif "Deletion:" in op:
             aligned_str1 += str1[i:i+1]
                 
-            aligned_str2 += "-"
+            aligned_str2 += to_bytes("-")
             match_indicators += " "
             i += 1