diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 82d127fd..1c68684c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ choose any other method to create a local virtual environment like Conda.
 
 ```sh
 cd nerc-docs
-py -3 -m venv venv
+```
+
+```sh
+# make sure you are able to use python or python3 or py -3 (in Windows Only)
+python3 -m venv venv
 ```
 
 Activate the virtual environment by running:
diff --git a/docs/openstack/advanced-openstack-topics/persistent-storage/object-storage.md b/docs/openstack/advanced-openstack-topics/persistent-storage/object-storage.md
index f3376363..2f38e95b 100644
--- a/docs/openstack/advanced-openstack-topics/persistent-storage/object-storage.md
+++ b/docs/openstack/advanced-openstack-topics/persistent-storage/object-storage.md
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ This is a python client for the Swift API. There's a [Python API](https://github
 - This example uses a `Python3` virtual environment, but you are free to choose
 any other method to create a local virtual environment like `Conda`.
 
-        py -3 -m venv venv
+        # make sure you are able to use python or python3 or py -3 (in Windows Only)
+        python3 -m venv venv
 
 - Activate the virtual environment by running: