diff --git a/docs/TUTORIAL.md b/docs/TUTORIAL.md
index 9d217eeb62..b270911577 100644
--- a/docs/TUTORIAL.md
+++ b/docs/TUTORIAL.md
@@ -99,10 +99,9 @@ text without prepended symbols is the output of a command.
 >>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair("root_key", bits=2048, password="password")
 
 # If the key length is unspecified, it defaults to 3072 bits. A length of less
-# than 2048 bits raises an exception. A password may be supplied as an
-# argument, otherwise a user prompt is presented.  If an empty password
-# is entered, the private key is saved unencrypted.
->>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair("root_key2")
+# than 2048 bits raises an exception. A password may also be supplied on the
+# prompt. If an empty password is entered, the private key is saved unencrypted.
+>>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair("root_key2", prompt=True)
 Enter a password for the RSA key (/path/to/root_key2):
 Confirm:
 ```
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ If a filepath is not given, the KEYID of the generated key is used as the
 filename.  The key files are written to the current working directory.
 ```python
 # Continuing from the previous section . . .
->>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair()
+>>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair(prompt=True)
 Enter a password for the encrypted RSA key (/path/to/b5b8de8aeda674bce948fbe82cab07e309d6775fc0ec299199d16746dc2bd54c):
 Confirm:
 ```
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ generated from the encrypted PEM string: Bad decrypt. Incorrect password?
 # supplied, otherwise a prompt is presented.  The private key is saved
 # encrypted if a non-empty password is given, and unencrypted if the password
 # is empty.
->>> generate_and_write_ed25519_keypair('ed25519_key')
+>>> generate_and_write_ed25519_keypair('ed25519_key', prompt=True)
 Enter a password for the Ed25519 key (/path/to/ed25519_key):
 Confirm:
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tutorial.py b/tests/test_tutorial.py
index 83ee56404a..8401c5c80d 100755
--- a/tests/test_tutorial.py
+++ b/tests/test_tutorial.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_tutorial(self):
     generate_and_write_rsa_keypair('root_key', bits=2048, password='password')
 
     # Skipping user entry of password
-    ## generate_and_write_rsa_keypair('root_key2')
+    ## generate_and_write_rsa_keypair('root_key2', prompt=True)
     generate_and_write_rsa_keypair('root_key2', password='password')
 
     # Tutorial tells users to expect these files to exist:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def test_tutorial(self):
     # ----- Tutorial Section: Create and Import Ed25519 Keys
 
     # Skipping user entry of password
-    ## generate_and_write_ed25519_keypair('ed25519_key')
+    ## generate_and_write_ed25519_keypair('ed25519_key', prompt=True)
     generate_and_write_ed25519_keypair('ed25519_key', password='password')
 
     public_ed25519_key = import_ed25519_publickey_from_file('ed25519_key.pub')
diff --git a/tuf/README-developer-tools.md b/tuf/README-developer-tools.md
index 3697411390..f4151f7010 100644
--- a/tuf/README-developer-tools.md
+++ b/tuf/README-developer-tools.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ is the private key.
 
 ```
 >>> from tuf.developer_tool import *
->>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair("path/to/key")
+>>> generate_and_write_rsa_keypair("path/to/key", prompt=True)
 Enter a password for the RSA key:
 Confirm:
 >>>