diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_doc_example.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_doc_example.mustache
index 42e0f32bf73..282bacf69c2 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_doc_example.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/api_doc_example.mustache
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ import time
 import {{{packageName}}}
 from {{{packageName}}}.rest import ApiException
 from pprint import pprint
-{{#hasAuthMethods}}{{#isBasic}}
+{{#hasAuthMethods}}
+configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration(){{#isBasic}}
 # Configure HTTP basic authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.username = 'YOUR_USERNAME'
 configuration.password = 'YOUR_PASSWORD'{{/isBasic}}{{#isApiKey}}
 # Configure API key authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.api_key['{{{keyParamName}}}'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
 # Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
 # configuration.api_key_prefix['{{{keyParamName}}}'] = 'Bearer'{{/isApiKey}}{{#isOAuth}}
 # Configure OAuth2 access token for authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.access_token = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'{{/isOAuth}}
 
 # create an instance of the API class
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/common_README.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/common_README.mustache
index f203456f208..194fb14b599 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/common_README.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/python/common_README.mustache
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ import time
 import {{{packageName}}}
 from {{{packageName}}}.rest import ApiException
 from pprint import pprint
-{{#apiInfo}}{{#apis}}{{#-first}}{{#operations}}{{#operation}}{{#-first}}{{#hasAuthMethods}}{{#authMethods}}{{#isBasic}}
+{{#apiInfo}}{{#apis}}{{#-first}}{{#operations}}{{#operation}}{{#-first}}{{#hasAuthMethods}}{{#authMethods}}
+configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration(){{#isBasic}}
 # Configure HTTP basic authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.username = 'YOUR_USERNAME'
 configuration.password = 'YOUR_PASSWORD'{{/isBasic}}{{#isApiKey}}
 # Configure API key authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.api_key['{{{keyParamName}}}'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
 # Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
 # configuration.api_key_prefix['{{{keyParamName}}}'] = 'Bearer'{{/isApiKey}}{{#isOAuth}}
 # Configure OAuth2 access token for authorization: {{{name}}}
-configuration = {{{packageName}}}.Configuration()
 configuration.access_token = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'{{/isOAuth}}{{/authMethods}}
 {{/hasAuthMethods}}