Index: rpmlint-1.5/Pkg.py
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--- rpmlint-1.5.orig/Pkg.py
+++ rpmlint-1.5/Pkg.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def getstatusoutput(cmd, stdoutonly = Fa
                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, close_fds=True)
     proc.stdin.close()
-    text = proc.stdout.read().decode()
+    text = proc.stdout.read()
     sts = proc.wait()
     if sts is None:
         sts = 0