diff --git a/test/runner/injector/injector.py b/test/runner/injector/injector.py
index 31bc0cbc37..ac7fec5117 100755
--- a/test/runner/injector/injector.py
+++ b/test/runner/injector/injector.py
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def main():
                 args, env, require_cwd = cover()
             else:
                 args, env = runner()
+        elif os.path.basename(__file__) == 'python.py':
+            args, env = python()  # run arbitrary python commands using the correct python and with optional code coverage
         else:
             args, env = injector()
 
@@ -142,6 +144,20 @@ def main():
         raise
 
 
+def python():
+    """
+    :rtype: list[str], dict[str, str]
+    """
+    if config.coverage_file:
+        args, env = coverage_command()
+    else:
+        args, env = [config.python_interpreter], os.environ.copy()
+
+    args += config.arguments[1:]
+
+    return args, env
+
+
 def injector():
     """
     :rtype: list[str], dict[str, str]
diff --git a/test/runner/injector/python.py b/test/runner/injector/python.py
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..1f9d09cbf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runner/injector/python.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+injector.py
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