@graingert  "force_bytes" only present in Django 1.5
I did not notice that you have changed my commit, since I only checked my branch in real app(also with mezzanine cms). IMO Maybe we don't need "force_bytes"?
https://github.com/w-diesel/django-debug-toolbar/commit/3c1bf7a421f1337bff6f78dfb739642ed47088c5