diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8403926d14d9636d1a4dfe6756f463e552423e60..45bbf5b9bec8ffc67c0e511a7b6a13119f856a2a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: python
 install:
-  - pip install --requirement tools/generation/requirements.txt
-  - pip install --requirement tools/lint/requirements.txt
+  - python -m pip install --requirement tools/generation/requirements.txt
+  - python -m pip install --requirement tools/lint/requirements.txt
 script:
   - ./tools/scripts/ci_build.sh
   - ./tools/generation/test/run.py
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 08c07a2deff69419f7a14f1f377408a87ee74a13..a0572e56235db21a8984d937bd38e457b947dd37 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -277,11 +277,15 @@ p.then(function () {
 
 As above, exceptions that are thrown from a `then` clause are passed to a later `$DONE` function and reported asynchronously.
 
+## A Note on Python-based tools
+
+This project's internal tooling is built with Python. Contributors seeking to interact with these tools should begin by installing [Python version 2](https://www.python.org/) and [PIP](https://pypi.org/project/pip/). This guide includes instructions for installing packages using PIP directly, but contributors are welcomed to use utilities such as [virtualenv](https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv/), [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv), or [pipenv](https://pypi.org/project/pipenv/) should they have more advanced package management needs.
+
 ## Linting
 
 Some of the expectations documented here are enforced via a "linting" script. This script is used to validate patches automatically at submission time, but it may also be invoked locally. To do so, first install the required Python packages via the following command:
 
-    pip install --requirement tools/lint/requirements.txt
+    python -m pip install --requirement tools/lint/requirements.txt
 
 Then invoke the following command:
 
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ any other valid frontmatter field | see the frontmatter definitions.
 
 Generated files are managed using the `make.py` Python script located in the root of this repository. To use it, first install the required Python packages via the following command:
 
-    pip install --requirement tools/generation/requirements.txt
+    python -m pip install --requirement tools/generation/requirements.txt
 
 And then issue the following command to create files: