diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 32fce7861..57bff6b00 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from .dir_helpers import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 from .remotes import *  # noqa, pylint: disable=wildcard-import
+from .utils.scriptify import scriptify
 
 # Prevent updater and analytics from running their processes
 os.environ["DVC_TEST"] = "true"
@@ -164,3 +165,6 @@ def custom_template(tmp_dir, dvc):
     template = tmp_dir / "custom_template.json"
     shutil.copy(tmp_dir / ".dvc" / "plots" / "default.json", template)
     return template
+
+
+scriptify_fixture = pytest.fixture(lambda: scriptify, name="scriptify")
diff --git a/tests/func/test_repro_multistage.py b/tests/func/test_repro_multistage.py
index c700115e7..8fab70eda 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_repro_multistage.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_repro_multistage.py
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ from dvc.exceptions import CyclicGraphError, ReproductionError
 from dvc.main import main
 from dvc.stage import PipelineStage
 from tests.func import test_repro
+from tests.utils.scriptify import scriptify
 
-COPY_SCRIPT_FORMAT = dedent(
-    """\
-    import sys
+
+def copy_script(src, dest):
     import shutil
-    shutil.copyfile({}, {})
-"""
-)
-COPY_SCRIPT = COPY_SCRIPT_FORMAT.format("sys.argv[1]", "sys.argv[2]")
+
+    shutil.copyfile(src, dest)
+
+
+COPY_SCRIPT, _ = scriptify(copy_script)
 
 
 class MultiStageRun:
@@ -357,7 +358,10 @@ def test_repro_when_new_deps_is_moved(tmp_dir, dvc):
     target = ":copy-file"
     assert not dvc.reproduce(target)
 
-    tmp_dir.gen("copy.py", COPY_SCRIPT_FORMAT.format("'bar'", "'foobar'"))
+    # hardcode values in source code, ignore sys.argv
+    tmp_dir.gen(
+        "copy.py", COPY_SCRIPT.replace("func(*argv)", 'func("bar", "foobar")')
+    )
     from shutil import move
 
     move("foo", "bar")
diff --git a/tests/utils/scriptify.py b/tests/utils/scriptify.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2d73f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/scriptify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import inspect
+import sys
+import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_TEMPLATE = """\
+#! {executable}
+# AUTOGENERATED USING SCRIPTIFY FOR USE IN TESTS FOR DVC
+
+
+{code}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    _, *argv = sys.argv
+    func = {func!s}
+    func(*argv)
+"""
+
+
+def scriptify(func, path=None):
+    # you can use `breakpoint()` inside functions too
+    # just remember to run the test in `-s` mode.
+    code = textwrap.dedent(inspect.getsource(func))
+    executable = sys.executable
+    source = SCRIPT_TEMPLATE.format(
+        executable=executable, code=code, func=func.__name__
+    )
+
+    if not path:
+        return source, None
+
+    Path(path).write_text(source, encoding="utf-8")
+    return source, f"{executable} {path}"