Backport PR #13052: Fix path handling in pip line magic

ipython · Jul 13, 2021 · 912345e · 912345e
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diff --git a/IPython/core/magics/packaging.py b/IPython/core/magics/packaging.py
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ def pip(self, line):
         Usage:
           %pip install [pkgs]
         """
-        self.shell.system(' '.join([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', line]))
+        python = shlex.quote(sys.executable)
+        self.shell.system(" ".join([python, "-m", "pip", line]))
+
         print("Note: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages.")
 
     @line_magic