[2.0.x] Refs #29086 -- Doc'd how to detect bytestring mistakes.

Backport of c10cb9716f from master
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@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ bytestrings and unicode strings. Now that Python 2 support is dropped,
bytestrings should only be encountered around input/output boundaries (handling
of binary fields or HTTP streams, for example). You might have to update your
code to limit bytestring usage to a minimum, as Django no longer accepts
bytestrings in certain code paths.
bytestrings in certain code paths. Python's :option:`-b` option may help detect
that mistake in your code.
For example, ``reverse()`` now uses ``str()`` instead of ``force_text()`` to
coerce the ``args`` and ``kwargs`` it receives, prior to their placement in