python
diff --git a/‎Lib/test/test_dtrace.py‎
Lines changed: 3 additions & 2 deletions b/‎Lib/test/test_dtrace.py‎
Lines changed: 3 additions & 2 deletions
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import dis
 import os.path
 import re
+import shlex
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ def trace_python(self, script_file, python_file, optimize_python=None):
         python_flags = []
         if optimize_python:
             python_flags.extend(["-O"] * optimize_python)
-        subcommand = " ".join([sys.executable] + python_flags + [python_file])
+        subcommand = shlex.join([sys.executable] + python_flags + [python_file])
         return self.trace(script_file, subcommand, timeout=60,
                           check_returncode=True)
 
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ def run_case(self, name, optimize_python=None):
 
         try:
             proc = create_process_group(
-                ["bpftrace", "-e", program, "-c", " ".join(subcommand)],
+                ["bpftrace", "-e", program, "-c", shlex.join(subcommand)],
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                 universal_newlines=True,