3 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/test/Builder/multi/same-overrides.py b/test/Builder/multi/same-overrides.py
index 9a428a2..707a7e7 100644
--- a/test/Builder/multi/same-overrides.py
+++ b/test/Builder/multi/same-overrides.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ env.B(target = 'file4.out', source = 'file4b.in', foo=3)
 test.write('file4a.in', 'file4a.in\n')
 test.write('file4b.in', 'file4b.in\n')
 
-python_expr = TestSCons.python.replace('\\', '\\\\')
-act = TestSCons.re_escape('"%s" build.py \$foo \$TARGET \$SOURCES' % python_expr)
+python_expr = _python_.replace('\\', '\\\\')
+act = TestSCons.re_escape('%s build.py \$foo \$TARGET \$SOURCES' % python_expr)
 
 expect = ("""
 scons: warning: Two different environments were specified for target file4.out,
diff --git a/test/VariantDir/reflect.py b/test/VariantDir/reflect.py
index 51a1bc8..e7ff6db 100644
--- a/test/VariantDir/reflect.py
+++ b/test/VariantDir/reflect.py
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ INC_CNI = re.escape(os.path.join('INC_dir1', 'dir2', 'dir1', 'dir2_CNI'))
 # The .+ after mycc\\.py below handles /nologo flags from Visual C/C++.
 expect = test.wrap_stdout("""\
 scons: building associated VariantDir targets: %(targets)s
-"%(re_python)s" mycc\\.py.* %(INC_CNI)s.*
+%(re_python)s mycc\\.py.* %(INC_CNI)s.*
 Compile
-"%(re_python)s" mylink\\.py .+
+%(re_python)s mylink\\.py .+
 Link
 """ % locals())
 
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ INC_CNI = re.escape(os.path.join('INC_dir1', 'dir2_CNI'))
 test.run(arguments = '',
          stdout=test.wrap_stdout("""\
 scons: building associated VariantDir targets: %(targets)s
-"%(re_python)s" mycc\\.py.* %(INC_CNI)s.*
+%(re_python)s mycc\\.py.* %(INC_CNI)s.*
 Compile
-"%(re_python)s" mylink\\.py .+
+%(re_python)s mylink\\.py .+
 Link
 """ % locals()),
          match=TestSCons.match_re,
diff --git a/test/scons-time/run/option/verbose.py b/test/scons-time/run/option/verbose.py
index 7f693d1..5fc6d64 100644
--- a/test/scons-time/run/option/verbose.py
+++ b/test/scons-time/run/option/verbose.py
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ __revision__ = "__FILE__ __REVISION__ __DATE__ __DEVELOPER__"
 Verify that the run -v and --verbose options display command output.
 """
 
+import sys
 import re
 
 import TestSCons_time
 
-_python_ = re.escape(TestSCons_time._python_)
+_python_ = re.escape('"' + sys.executable + '"')
 
 
 test = TestSCons_time.TestSCons_time(match = TestSCons_time.match_re,