+ # The b'None' here matches python2's behavior of b'%s' % None == 'None',
+ # python3 will (as of version 3.7.5) do the same for str ('%s' % None),
+ # but crashes instead when doing b'%s' % None.
+ cachehost = b'None' if self.host is None else self.host
+ cachedir = b'None' if self.dir is None else self.dir