Use shlex for console parsing.

mainframe/console.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logic
 import sys
+import shlex
 
 actions = {
         "initialize": (logic.initialize, [], True),
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def start():
         sys.stdout.write("> ")
         sys.stdout.flush()
         line = raw_input().strip()
-        command = line.split()[0]
+        command = shlex.split(line)[0]
 
         if command == "quit":
             break
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def start():
                 print "[e] Make up your mind."
                 continue
 
-        given_arguments = line.split()[1:]
+        given_arguments = shlex.split(line)[1:]
         if len(given_arguments) != len(arguments):
             print "[e] Syntax: %s %s" % (command, " ".join([argument[0] for argument in arguments]))
             continue