bootstrap with --rex fails with 'TypeError: 'in <string>' requires string as left operand, not bytes'

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Issue

Registering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 machine with Satellite 6.5 using bootstrap script with --rex fails with:

'TypeError: 'in <string>' requires string as left operand, not bytes'

Environment

Satellite 6.5

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