Get the complete command line as-is

[TheFlyingDutchman]

>
> python.exe test.py  "\"abc def\" 123"
>
> import sys
> commandLine = "".join(sys.argv[1:])
>
> print commandLine
>
> gives:
>
> "abc def" 123

With the surrounding quotes you actually only need:

commandLine = sys.argv[1]