diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/README.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/README.mustache
index 9c590a9a508..b47d009d451 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/README.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/python/README.mustache
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TODO
 
 ## Tests
 
-(Make sure you are running it inside of a [virtualenv](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/))
+(Make sure you have installed `virtualenv` using `sudo pip install virtualenv`)
 
 You can run the tests in the current python platform:
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/python/README.md b/samples/client/petstore/python/README.md
index 9c590a9a508..b47d009d451 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/python/README.md
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/python/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TODO
 
 ## Tests
 
-(Make sure you are running it inside of a [virtualenv](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/))
+(Make sure you have installed `virtualenv` using `sudo pip install virtualenv`)
 
 You can run the tests in the current python platform: