diff --git a/doc/iscsi.md b/doc/iscsi.md
index 9e2b86949..d0074e67c 100644
--- a/doc/iscsi.md
+++ b/doc/iscsi.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ In addition to the configuration file, the iSCSI target may also be configured v
  - get_portal_groups -- Show information about all available portal groups.
 
 ~~~
-python /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_portal_group 1 10.0.0.1:3260
+/path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_portal_group 1 10.0.0.1:3260
 ~~~
 
 ### Initiator groups
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ python /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_portal_group 1 10.0.0.1:3260
  - get_initiator_groups -- Show information about all available initiator groups.
 
 ~~~
-python /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
+/path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
 ~~~
 
 ### Target nodes
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ python /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
  - get_target_nodes -- Show information about all available iSCSI target nodes.
 
 ~~~
-python /path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py construct_target_node Target3 Target3_alias MyBdev:0 1:2 64 -d
+/path/to/spdk/scripts/rpc.py construct_target_node Target3 Target3_alias MyBdev:0 1:2 64 -d
 ~~~
 
 ## Configuring iSCSI Initiator {#iscsi_initiator}
@@ -233,27 +233,27 @@ $ ./app/iscsi_tgt/iscsi_tgt
 Construct two 64MB Malloc block devices with 512B sector size "Malloc0" and "Malloc1":
 
 ```
-$ python ./scripts/rpc.py construct_malloc_bdev -b Malloc0 64 512
-$ python ./scripts/rpc.py construct_malloc_bdev -b Malloc1 64 512
+$ ./scripts/rpc.py construct_malloc_bdev -b Malloc0 64 512
+$ ./scripts/rpc.py construct_malloc_bdev -b Malloc1 64 512
 ```
 
 Create new portal group with id 1, and address 10.0.0.1:3260:
 
 ```
-$ python ./scripts/rpc.py add_portal_group 1 10.0.0.1:3260
+$ ./scripts/rpc.py add_portal_group 1 10.0.0.1:3260
 ```
 
 Create one initiator group with id 2 to accept any connection from 10.0.0.2/32:
 
 ```
-$ python ./scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
+$ ./scripts/rpc.py add_initiator_group 2 ANY 10.0.0.2/32
 ```
 
 Finally construct one target using previously created bdevs as LUN0 (Malloc0) and LUN1 (Malloc1)
 with a name "disk1" and alias "Data Disk1" using portal group 1 and initiator group 2.
 
 ```
-$ python ./scripts/rpc.py construct_target_node disk1 "Data Disk1" "Malloc0:0 Malloc1:1" 1:2 64 -d
+$ ./scripts/rpc.py construct_target_node disk1 "Data Disk1" "Malloc0:0 Malloc1:1" 1:2 64 -d
 ```
 
 #### Configure initiator
diff --git a/test/blobstore/blob_io_wait/blob_io_wait.sh b/test/blobstore/blob_io_wait/blob_io_wait.sh
index 812007000..8ce3cc878 100755
--- a/test/blobstore/blob_io_wait/blob_io_wait.sh
+++ b/test/blobstore/blob_io_wait/blob_io_wait.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ testdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../../..)
 source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
 source $rootdir/test/nvmf/common.sh
-rpc_py="python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
+rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 set -e
 
 timing_enter blob_bdev_io_wait
diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh b/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
index e4748540e..0acda8333 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function ssh_initiator(){
 }
 
 NETMASK=$INITIATOR_IP/32
-rpc_py="python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py -s $testdir/rpc_iscsi.sock"
+rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py -s $testdir/rpc_iscsi.sock"
 iscsi_fio_results="$testdir/perf_output/iscsi_fio.json"
 rm -rf $iscsi_fio_results
 mkdir -p $testdir/perf_output
diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/create_transport.sh b/test/nvmf/target/create_transport.sh
index 3514dbc10..1fe1a15df 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/create_transport.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/create_transport.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source $rootdir/test/nvmf/common.sh
 NULL_BDEV_SIZE=102400
 NULL_BLOCK_SIZE=512
 
-rpc_py="python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
+rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh b/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
index ecd5b5c71..5cdc4ad89 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/nmic.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source $rootdir/test/nvmf/common.sh
 MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE=128
 MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE=512
 
-rpc_py="python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
+rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/test/ocf/integrity/bdevperf-iotypes.sh b/test/ocf/integrity/bdevperf-iotypes.sh
index 4c2a67ad1..1feb05dfb 100755
--- a/test/ocf/integrity/bdevperf-iotypes.sh
+++ b/test/ocf/integrity/bdevperf-iotypes.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rootdir=$(readlink -f $curdir/../../..)
 source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
 
 bdevperf=$rootdir/test/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf
-rpc_py="python $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
+rpc_py="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 
 $bdevperf -c $curdir/mallocs.conf -q 128 -o 4096 -t 4 -w flush
 $bdevperf -c $curdir/mallocs.conf -q 128 -o 4096 -t 4 -w unmap
diff --git a/test/vhost/vhost_boot/vhost_boot.sh b/test/vhost/vhost_boot/vhost_boot.sh
index f2548969c..e95b38392 100755
--- a/test/vhost/vhost_boot/vhost_boot.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/vhost_boot/vhost_boot.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../../..)
 . $testdir/../common/common.sh
 . $rootdir/test/bdev/nbd_common.sh
 
-rpc_py="python $SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/rpc.py -s $(get_vhost_dir)/rpc.sock"
+rpc_py="$SPDK_BUILD_DIR/scripts/rpc.py -s $(get_vhost_dir)/rpc.sock"
 vm_no="0"
 
 function err_clean