diff --git a/tests/helpers/workspace.py b/tests/helpers/workspace.py
index 6e2209c5..eeabe2e8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/workspace.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/workspace.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class Workspace(object):
     def write_script(self, *path, **kwargs):
         return self._write_script(path, **kwargs)
 
+    def write_python_script(self, *path, **kwargs):
+        return self._write_script(path, executable=sys.executable, **kwargs)
+
     def lockfile(self, filename, timeout=1.0):
         _timeout = timeout
         filename = self.resolve(filename)