diff --git a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/decode_mesh.py b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/decode_mesh.py
index 54d77fc52..82dc6362a 100644
--- a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/decode_mesh.py
+++ b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/decode_mesh.py
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ def loadCapture(filename):
 if 'pyrenderdoc' in globals():
 	pyrenderdoc.Replay().BlockInvoke(sampleCode)
 else:
-	cap,controller = loadCapture('test.rdc')
+	if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+		print('Usage: python3 {} filename.rdc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	cap,controller = loadCapture(sys.argv[1])
 
 	sampleCode(controller)
 
diff --git a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/display_window.py b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/display_window.py
index 46a183fcc..de3d108d2 100644
--- a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/display_window.py
+++ b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/display_window.py
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ def loadCapture(filename):
 if 'pyrenderdoc' in globals():
 	raise RuntimeError("This sample should not be run within the RenderDoc UI")
 else:
-	cap,controller = loadCapture('test.rdc')
+	if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+		print('Usage: python3 {} filename.rdc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	cap,controller = loadCapture(sys.argv[1])
 
 # Use tkinter to create windows
 import tkinter
diff --git a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_counters.py b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_counters.py
index f1511e26f..f16a032f1 100644
--- a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_counters.py
+++ b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_counters.py
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ def loadCapture(filename):
 if 'pyrenderdoc' in globals():
 	pyrenderdoc.Replay().BlockInvoke(sampleCode)
 else:
-	cap,controller = loadCapture('test.rdc')
+	if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+		print('Usage: python3 {} filename.rdc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	cap,controller = loadCapture(sys.argv[1])
 
 	sampleCode(controller)
 
diff --git a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_shader.py b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_shader.py
index a783ef290..1593ba8dd 100644
--- a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_shader.py
+++ b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/fetch_shader.py
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ def loadCapture(filename):
 if 'pyrenderdoc' in globals():
 	pyrenderdoc.Replay().BlockInvoke(sampleCode)
 else:
-	cap,controller = loadCapture('test.rdc')
+	if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+		print('Usage: python3 {} filename.rdc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	cap,controller = loadCapture(sys.argv[1])
 
 	sampleCode(controller)
 
diff --git a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/iter_draws.py b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/iter_draws.py
index a97c476ef..28ce6002c 100644
--- a/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/iter_draws.py
+++ b/docs/python_api/examples/renderdoc/iter_draws.py
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ def loadCapture(filename):
 if 'pyrenderdoc' in globals():
 	pyrenderdoc.Replay().BlockInvoke(sampleCode)
 else:
-	cap,controller = loadCapture('test.rdc')
+	if len(sys.argv) <= 1:
+		print('Usage: python3 {} filename.rdc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+		sys.exit(0)
+
+	cap,controller = loadCapture(sys.argv[1])
 
 	sampleCode(controller)