diff -r d75393f1eb8d src/org/python/modules/time/Time.java
--- a/src/org/python/modules/time/Time.java	Sat Jun 04 18:00:50 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/org/python/modules/time/Time.java	Thu Jun 09 02:42:05 2011 +0200
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@
                     builder.append("'");
                     inQuote = needsQuote;
                 }
+                if (charAt == '\'') {
+                    // a single quote always needs to be escaped, regardless
+                    // whether already in a quote or not
+                    builder.append("'");
+                }
                 builder.append(charAt);
                 continue;
             } else if (inQuote) {