diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/__init__.py b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/__init__.py
index 8baede3ad6ff..fb12902583aa 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from ._pipeline_param import PipelineParam, match_serialized_pipelineparam
 from ._pipeline import Pipeline, pipeline, get_pipeline_conf
-from ._container_op import ContainerOp, InputArtifactArgument, UserContainer, Sidecar
+from ._container_op import ContainerOp, InputArgumentPath, UserContainer, Sidecar
 from ._resource_op import ResourceOp
 from ._volume_op import (
     VolumeOp, VOLUME_MODE_RWO, VOLUME_MODE_RWM, VOLUME_MODE_ROM
diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
index 5415a8432ec0..6215c817f8fa 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
 from ._pipeline_volume import PipelineVolume  # The import is here to prevent circular reference problems.
 
 
-class InputArtifactArgument:
+class InputArgumentPath:
     def __init__(self, argument, input=None, path=None):
         self.argument = argument
         self.input = input
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ def __init__(
       init_containers: List[UserContainer] = None,
       sidecars: List[Sidecar] = None,
       container_kwargs: Dict = None,
-      input_artifact_arguments : List[InputArtifactArgument] = None,
+      artifact_argument_paths : List[InputArgumentPath] = None,
       file_outputs: Dict[str, str] = None,
       output_artifact_paths : Dict[str, str]=None,
       artifact_location: V1alpha1ArtifactLocation=None,
@@ -992,9 +992,10 @@ def __init__(
                     together with the `main` container.
           container_kwargs: the dict of additional keyword arguments to pass to the
                             op's `Container` definition.
-          input_artifact_arguments: Maps artifact inputs to the artifact argument values and paths.
-              Only artifact argument value is required.
+          artifact_argument_paths: Optional. Maps input artifact arguments (values or references) to the local file paths where they'll be placed.
               At pipeline run time, the value of the artifact argument is saved to a local file with specified path.
+              This parameter is only needed when the input file paths are hard-coded in the program.
+              Otherwise it's better to pass input artifact placement paths by including artifact arguments in the command-line using the InputArgumentPath class instances.
           file_outputs: Maps output labels to local file paths. At pipeline run time,
               the value of a PipelineParam is saved to its corresponding local file. It's
               one way for outside world to receive outputs of the container.
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         def resolve_artifact_argument(artarg):
             from ..components._components import _generate_input_file_name
-            if not isinstance(artarg, InputArtifactArgument):
+            if not isinstance(artarg, InputArgumentPath):
                 return artarg
             input_name = getattr(artarg.input, 'name', artarg.input) or ('input-' + str(len(artifact_arguments)))
             input_path = artarg.path or _generate_input_file_name(input_name)
@@ -1030,7 +1031,7 @@ def resolve_artifact_argument(artarg):
             artifact_arguments[input_name] = artarg.argument
             return input_path
 
-        for artarg in input_artifact_arguments or []:
+        for artarg in artifact_argument_paths or []:
             resolve_artifact_argument(artarg)
 
         if isinstance(command, Sequence) and not isinstance(command, str):
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/input_artifact_raw_value.py b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/input_artifact_raw_value.py
index 8111f6f09e03..b57d3e8253e4 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/input_artifact_raw_value.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/testdata/input_artifact_raw_value.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def component_with_inline_input_artifact(text: str):
     return dsl.ContainerOp(
         name='component_with_inline_input_artifact',
         image='alpine',
-        command=['cat', dsl.InputArtifactArgument(text, path='/tmp/inputs/text/data', input='text')], # path and input are optional
+        command=['cat', dsl.InputArgumentPath(str(text), path='/tmp/inputs/text/data', input='text')], # path and input are optional
     )
 
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ def component_with_input_artifact(text):
 
     return dsl.ContainerOp(
         name='component_with_input_artifact',
-        input_artifact_arguments=[
-            dsl.InputArtifactArgument(argument=text, path='/tmp/inputs/text/data', input='text'), # path and input are optional
+        artifact_argument_paths=[
+            dsl.InputArgumentPath(argument=str(text), path='/tmp/inputs/text/data', input='text'), # path and input are optional
         ],
         image='alpine',
         command=['cat', '/tmp/inputs/text/data'],
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def component_with_input_artifact_value_from_file(file_path):
     name='Pipeline with artifact input raw argument value.',
     description='Pipeline shows how to define artifact inputs and pass raw artifacts to them.'
 )
-def retry_sample_pipeline():
+def input_artifact_pipeline():
     component_with_inline_input_artifact('Constant artifact value')
     component_with_input_artifact('Constant artifact value')
     component_with_hardcoded_input_artifact_value()
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ def retry_sample_pipeline():
     component_with_input_artifact_value_from_file(file_path)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    kfp.compiler.Compiler().compile(retry_sample_pipeline, __file__ + '.yaml')
+    kfp.compiler.Compiler().compile(input_artifact_pipeline, __file__ + '.yaml')