diff --git a/lib/rex/text/lang.rb b/lib/rex/text/lang.rb
index 3a6732b..cafba7a 100644
--- a/lib/rex/text/lang.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/text/lang.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def self.to_perl(str, wrap = DefaultWrap, name = "buf")
     # Converts a raw string into a python buffer
     #
     def self.to_python(str, wrap = DefaultWrap, name = "buf")
-      return hexify(str, wrap, "#{name} += \"", '"', "#{name} =  \"\"\n", '"')
+      return hexify(str, wrap, "#{name} += b\"", '"', "#{name} =  b\"\"\n", '"')
     end
 
     #