--- a/eric6/DebugClients/Python/DebugVariables.py	Sun Dec 06 12:46:00 2020 +0100
+++ b/eric6/DebugClients/Python/DebugVariables.py	Sun Dec 06 17:43:11 2020 +0100
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@
         """
         if isinstance(key, str):
             key = repr(key)
-            # Special handling for Python2 unicode strings and bytes object
-            # Raw and f-Strings are always converted to (unicode) str
-            if key[0] in 'ub':
+            # Special handling for bytes object
+            # Raw and f-Strings are always converted to str
+            if key[0] == 'b':
                 key = key[1:]
 
         return key  # __IGNORE_WARNING_M834__
@@ -652,11 +652,6 @@
         pass    # not available on all Python versions
 
     try:
-        _TypeMap.append((unicode, None))        # __IGNORE_WARNING__
-    except Exception:       # secok
-        pass    # not available on all Python versions
-
-    try:
         import array
         _TypeMap.append((array.array, arrayResolver))
     except ImportError: