diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b454dd4c7..f14c23230 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Use the Tableau Server Client (TSC) library to increase your productivity as you
 * Create users and groups.
 * Query projects, sites, and more.
 
-This repository contains Python source code and sample files. Python versions 3.6 and up are supported.
+This repository contains Python source code for the library and sample files showing how to use it. Python versions 3.6 and up are supported.
+
+To see sample code that works directly with the REST API (in Java, Python, or Postman), visit the [REST API Samples](https://github.com/tableau/rest-api-samples) repo.
 
 For more information on installing and using TSC, see the documentation:
 <https://tableau.github.io/server-client-python/docs/>
diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index 3a7a98812..c5f0fa95e 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Our CI runs include a Python lint run, so you should run this locally and fix co
 
 ```shell
 # this will run the formatter without making changes
-black --line-length 120 tableauserverclient --check
+black --line-length 120 tableauserverclient test samples --check
 
 # this will format the directory and code for you
 black --line-length 120 tableauserverclient test samples