1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 82a1daeb9..0457f3ded 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io
 import json
 import locale
 import os
+import pipes
 import platform
 import re
 import socket
@@ -927,3 +928,7 @@ class locked_file(object):
 
     def read(self, *args):
         return self.f.read(*args)
+
+
+def shell_quote(args):
+    return ' '.join(map(pipes.quote, args))