diff -r 4df9cfd14a3c -r b8b3573475e7 docutil/docsvg.py
--- a/docutil/docsvg.py	Wed Feb 21 22:47:12 2024 +0100
+++ b/docutil/docsvg.py	Fri Feb 23 11:54:51 2024 +0100
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         if inkcmd is None:
             return None
 
-        return inkcmd.replace('"%1"', '').strip().replace('"', '')
+        return inkcmd.replace('"%1"', '').strip().replace('"', '').encode()
 
     else:
         try: