@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def main():
     import os
     import sys
     import runpy
+    import pstats
     from optparse import OptionParser
     usage = "cProfile.py [-o output_file_path] [-s sort] [-m module | scriptfile] [arg] ..."
     parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ def main():
         help="Save stats to <outfile>", default=None)
     parser.add_option('-s', '--sort', dest="sort",
         help="Sort order when printing to stdout, based on pstats.Stats class",
-        default=-1)
+        default=-1,
+        choices=sorted(pstats.Stats.sort_arg_dict_default))
     parser.add_option('-m', dest="module", action="store_true",
         help="Profile a library module", default=False)
 
 
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 from test.support import run_unittest, TESTFN, unlink
+import unittest
 
 # rip off all interesting stuff from test_profile
 import cProfile
@@ -50,8 +51,14 @@ def test_module_path_option(self):
         assert_python_ok('-m', 'cProfile', '-m', 'timeit', '-n', '1')
 
 
+class TestCommandLine(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_sort(self):
+        rc, out, err = assert_python_failure('-m', 'cProfile', '-s', 'demo')
+        self.assertGreater(rc, 0)
+        self.assertIn(b"option -s: invalid choice: 'demo'", err)
+
 def test_main():
-    run_unittest(CProfileTest)
+    run_unittest(CProfileTest, TestCommandLine)
 
 def main():
     if '-r' not in sys.argv:
 
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Verify the value for the parameter '-s' of the cProfile CLI. Patch by Robert
+Kuska
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	`1`	`+Verify the value for the parameter '-s' of the cProfile CLI. Patch by Robert`
	`2`	`+Kuska`