diff --git a/content/_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py b/content/_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py
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+++ b/content/_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+# Define the network client
+from xrpl.clients import JsonRpcClient
+JSON_RPC_URL = "https://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51234/"
+client = JsonRpcClient(JSON_RPC_URL)
+
+
+# Create a wallet using the testnet faucet:
+# https://xrpl.org/xrp-testnet-faucet.html
+from xrpl.wallet import generate_faucet_wallet
+test_wallet = generate_faucet_wallet(client, debug=True)
+
+# Create an account str from the wallet
+test_account = test_wallet.classic_address
+
+# Derive an x-address from the classic address:
+# https://xrpaddress.info/
+from xrpl.core import addresscodec
+test_xaddress = addresscodec.classic_address_to_xaddress(test_account, tag=12345, is_test_network=True)
+print("\nClassic address:\n\n", test_account)
+print("X-address:\n\n", test_xaddress)
+
+# Prepare payment
+from xrpl.models.transactions import Payment
+from xrpl.utils import xrp_to_drops
+my_tx_payment = Payment(
+    account=test_account,
+    amount=xrp_to_drops(22),
+    destination="rPT1Sjq2YGrBMTttX4GZHjKu9dyfzbpAYe",
+    sequence=test_wallet.sequence,
+)
+
+# print prepared payment
+print(my_tx_payment)
+
+# Sign the transaction
+from xrpl.transaction import safe_sign_and_autofill_transaction
+
+my_tx_payment_signed = safe_sign_and_autofill_transaction(my_tx_payment,test_wallet, client)
+
+# Print signed tx
+print("Signed tx:", my_tx_payment_signed)
+
+# Submit and send the transaction
+from xrpl.transaction import send_reliable_submission
+
+tx_response = send_reliable_submission(my_tx_payment_signed, client)
+
+# Print tx response
+print("Tx response:", tx_response)
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diff --git a/content/tutorials/get-started/get-started-using-python.md b/content/tutorials/get-started/get-started-using-python.md
index 3ad44bd07f..8664361f17 100644
--- a/content/tutorials/get-started/get-started-using-python.md
+++ b/content/tutorials/get-started/get-started-using-python.md
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ The `xrpl-py` library supports [Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) a
 
 ## Installation
 
-<!--{# TODO: update link to go directly to package on PyPI when it's available  #}-->
-
-The [`xrpl-py` library](https://github.com/XRPLF/xrpl-py) is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/). Install with `pip`:
+The [`xrpl-py` library](https://github.com/XRPLF/xrpl-py) is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/xrpl-py/). Install with `pip`:
 
 
 ```py
@@ -115,36 +113,23 @@ In this tutorial we only query details about the generated account from the XRP
 
 To prepare the transaction:
 
-```py
-from xrpl.models.transactions import Payment
-from xrpl.utils import xrp_to_drops
+{{ include_code("_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py", start_with="# Prepare payment", end_before="# print prepared payment", language="py") }}
+
 
-my_tx_payment = Payment(
-    account=test_wallet.classic_address,
-    amount=xrp_to_drops(22),
-    destination="rPT1Sjq2YGrBMTttX4GZHjKu9dyfzbpAYe",
-    sequence=test_wallet.next_sequence_num,
-)
-```
 
 ##### Sign
 
 To sign the transaction:
 
-```py
-from xrpl.transaction import send_reliable_submission
+{{ include_code("_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py", start_with="# Sign the transaction", end_before="# Print signed tx", language="py") }}
+
 
-my_tx_payment_signed = safe_sign_transaction(my_tx_payment,test_wallet)
-```
 ##### Send 
 
 To send the transaction:
 
-```py
-from xrpl.transaction import send_reliable_submission
+{{ include_code("_code-samples/xrpl-py/prepare-payment.py", start_with="# Submit and send the transaction", end_before="# Print tx response", language="py") }}
 
-tx_response = send_reliable_submission(my_tx_payment, test_wallet, client)
-```
 
 ##### Derive an X-address