--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Fri Dec 23 16:26:40 2016 +0000
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Sun Dec 25 03:06:55 2016 +0530
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import errno
 import os
 import re
-import shlex
 import socket
 import string
 import sys
@@ -1981,7 +1980,7 @@
     editor = ui.geteditor()
     editor = util.expandpath(editor)
     fm.write('editor', _("checking commit editor... (%s)\n"), editor)
-    cmdpath = util.findexe(shlex.split(editor)[0])
+    cmdpath = util.findexe(pycompat.shlexsplit(editor)[0])
     fm.condwrite(not cmdpath and editor == 'vi', 'vinotfound',
                  _(" No commit editor set and can't find %s in PATH\n"
                    " (specify a commit editor in your configuration"