termit -e behavior

import os

#os.execlp("termit", "termit", "-e", "bc") # runs bc [OK]
#os.execlp("termit", "termit", "-e", "bc --quiet") # fails OR runs bc --quiet [OK, runs bc --quiet]
#os.execlp("termit", "termit", "-e", "bc", "--quiet") # runs bc --quiet [FAIL, does not pass --quiet arg]
#os.execlp("termit", "termit", "-e", "vi *") # fails OR runs vi * (wildcard) [OK, * is passed as file name]
#os.execlp("termit", "termit", "-e", "vi", "*") # runs vi * (literal) [FAIL, does not pass literal * arg]