Specifying arguments with spaces for running a python script

arguments, python, space

Solution

where "argument 1" is a single argument.

You've basically answered your own question there, `"argument 1"` is indeed a single argument.

In other words, you need to quote it, something like one of:

python testProgram.py "argument 1" 'argument 2'

This isn't actually a Python issue however, it depends on the shell that you're using to run the Python script.

For example, with `bash`, there are differences between the single and double quotes, the most important of which is probably the various expansions like `$HOME` - the single quoted variant does not do those expansions.

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