1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/modules/process_test/try_execfile.py b/tests/modules/process_test/try_execfile.py
index 70905071..03742512 100644
--- a/tests/modules/process_test/try_execfile.py
+++ b/tests/modules/process_test/try_execfile.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def without_same_files(filenames):
             reduced.append(filename)
     return reduced
 
+skips = os.getenv('COVERAGE_TRY_EXECFILE_SKIPS', '').split()
+
 cleaned_sys_path = [os.path.normcase(p) for p in without_same_files(sys.path)]
 
 DATA = "xyzzy"
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ FN_VAL = my_function("fooey")
 loader = globals().get('__loader__')
 fullname = getattr(loader, 'fullname', None) or getattr(loader, 'name', None)
 
+argv = sys.argv
+if 'argv0' in skips:
+    argv[0] = '*skipped*'
+
 globals_to_check = {
     '__name__': __name__,
     '__file__': __file__,
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ globals_to_check = {
     'DATA': DATA,
     'FN_VAL': FN_VAL,
     '__main__.DATA': getattr(__main__, "DATA", "nothing"),
-    'argv': sys.argv,
+    'argv': argv,
     'path': cleaned_sys_path,
 }