Index: Lib/test/test_javashell.py
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--- Lib/test/test_javashell.py	(revision 3355)
+++ Lib/test/test_javashell.py	(working copy)
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@
             newValue, value
             ))
 
+    def testFormatUnicodeCommand(self):
+        shell = javashell._ShellEnv(cmd=['runner'])
+        self.assertEqual(shell._formatCmd('echo hello'), ['runner', 'echo hello'])
+        self.assertEqual(shell._formatCmd(u'echo world'), ['runner', u'echo world'])
+
+    def testExecuteUnicodeCommandWithRedirection(self):
+        process = javashell.shellexecute(u'nonexcmd 2>&1')
+        stdout = process.getOutputStream().toString()
+        process.waitFor()
+        self.assertNotEqual(stdout, "", "Redirecting 2>&1 failed with unicode cmd")
+
+
 def test_main():
     test_support.run_unittest(JavaShellTest)
 
Index: Lib/javashell.py
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--- Lib/javashell.py	(revision 3355)
+++ Lib/javashell.py	(working copy)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                      " setting %s. Failed command=%s""" 
             raise OSError( 0, msgFmt % ( _osType, _envType, cmd ))
             
-        if isinstance(cmd, types.StringType):
+        if isinstance(cmd, types.StringTypes):
             shellCmd = self.cmd + [cmd]
         else:
             shellCmd = cmd