Refs #27795 -- Replaced force_bytes() usage in django.core.cache.

django/core/cache/backends/db.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, BaseCache
 from django.db import DatabaseError, connections, models, router, transaction
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 from django.utils.inspect import func_supports_parameter
 
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ class DatabaseCache(BaseDatabaseCache):
             return default
 
         value = connection.ops.process_clob(row[1])
-        return pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(force_bytes(value)))
+        return pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(value.encode()))
 
     def set(self, key, value, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, version=None):
         key = self.make_key(key, version=version)

django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import zlib
 
 from django.core.cache.backends.base import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, BaseCache
 from django.core.files.move import file_move_safe
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
 
 class FileBasedCache(BaseCache):
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ class FileBasedCache(BaseCache):
         key = self.make_key(key, version=version)
         self.validate_key(key)
         return os.path.join(self._dir, ''.join(
-            [hashlib.md5(force_bytes(key)).hexdigest(), self.cache_suffix]))
+            [hashlib.md5(key.encode()).hexdigest(), self.cache_suffix]))
 
     def clear(self):
         """

django/core/cache/utils.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import hashlib
 from urllib.parse import quote
 
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
-
 TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT_KEY_TEMPLATE = 'template.cache.%s.%s'
 
 
@@ -10,5 +8,5 @@ def make_template_fragment_key(fragment_name, vary_on=None):
     if vary_on is None:
         vary_on = ()
     key = ':'.join(quote(str(var)) for var in vary_on)
-    args = hashlib.md5(force_bytes(key))
+    args = hashlib.md5(key.encode())
     return TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT_KEY_TEMPLATE % (fragment_name, args.hexdigest())