diff --git a/samples/python2/camshift.py b/samples/python2/camshift.py
index 3a576e111c..79b4c29510 100644
--- a/samples/python2/camshift.py
+++ b/samples/python2/camshift.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class App(object):
             ret, self.frame = self.cam.read()
             vis = self.frame.copy()
             hsv = cv2.cvtColor(self.frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2HSV)
-            mask = cv2.inRange(hsv, np.array((0, 60, 32)), np.array((180, 255, 255)))
+            mask = cv2.inRange(hsv, np.array((0., 60., 32.)), np.array((180., 255., 255.)))
 
             if self.selection:
                 x0, y0, x1, y1 = self.selection
diff --git a/samples/python2/demo.py b/samples/python2/demo.py
index 5fb801036d..c8bdcd9f30 100644
--- a/samples/python2/demo.py
+++ b/samples/python2/demo.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class App:
     def on_run(self, *args):
         cmd = self.cmd_entry.get()
         print 'running:', cmd
-        Popen(cmd, shell=True)
+        Popen("python " + cmd, shell=True)
 
     def run(self):
         tk.mainloop()