--- a/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundClient.py Tue Jan 23 11:32:20 2024 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundClient.py Tue Jan 23 12:21:15 2024 +0100 @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ @return received bytes or None if connection closed @rtype bytes """ - data = b"" + data = bytearray() while len(data) < length: newData = self.connection.recv(length - len(data)) if not newData: