diff --git a/install_executorch.py b/install_executorch.py
index 52ba89edd7d..bd65af88dc6 100644
--- a/install_executorch.py
+++ b/install_executorch.py
@@ -10,59 +10,15 @@
 import glob
 import itertools
 import os
-import platform
-import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-# Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
-os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-
-def python_is_compatible():
-    # Scrape the version range from pyproject.toml, which should be in the current directory.
-    version_specifier = None
-    with open("pyproject.toml", "r") as file:
-        for line in file:
-            if line.startswith("requires-python"):
-                match = re.search(r'"([^"]*)"', line)
-                if match:
-                    version_specifier = match.group(1)
-                    break
-
-    if not version_specifier:
-        print(
-            "WARNING: Skipping python version check: version range not found",
-            file=sys.stderr,
-        )
-        return False
-
-    # Install the packaging module if necessary.
-    try:
-        import packaging
-    except ImportError:
-        subprocess.run(
-            [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "packaging"], check=True
-        )
-    # Compare the current python version to the range in version_specifier. Exits
-    # with status 1 if the version is not compatible, or with status 0 if the
-    # version is compatible or the logic itself fails.
-    try:
-        import packaging.specifiers
-        import packaging.version
-
-        python_version = packaging.version.parse(platform.python_version())
-        version_range = packaging.specifiers.SpecifierSet(version_specifier)
-        if python_version not in version_range:
-            print(
-                f'ERROR: ExecuTorch does not support python version {python_version}: must satisfy "{version_specifier}"',
-                file=sys.stderr,
-            )
-            return False
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"WARNING: Skipping python version check: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-    return True
+from install_requirements import (
+    install_requirements,
+    python_is_compatible,
+    TORCH_NIGHTLY_URL,
+)
 
 
 def clean():
@@ -79,78 +35,6 @@ def clean():
 VALID_PYBINDS = ["coreml", "mps", "xnnpack"]
 
 
-# The pip repository that hosts nightly torch packages.
-TORCH_NIGHTLY_URL = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu"
-
-
-# Since ExecuTorch often uses main-branch features of pytorch, only the nightly
-# pip versions will have the required features.
-#
-# NOTE: If a newly-fetched version of the executorch repo changes the value of
-# NIGHTLY_VERSION, you should re-run this script to install the necessary
-# package versions.
-NIGHTLY_VERSION = "dev20250104"
-
-
-def install_requirements(use_pytorch_nightly):
-    # pip packages needed by exir.
-    EXIR_REQUIREMENTS = [
-        # Setting use_pytorch_nightly to false to test the pinned PyTorch commit. Note
-        # that we don't need to set any version number there because they have already
-        # been installed on CI before this step, so pip won't reinstall them
-        f"torch==2.6.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}" if use_pytorch_nightly else "torch",
-        (
-            f"torchvision==0.22.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
-            if use_pytorch_nightly
-            else "torchvision"
-        ),  # For testing.
-    ]
-
-    EXAMPLES_REQUIREMENTS = [
-        f"torchaudio==2.6.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}" if use_pytorch_nightly else "torchaudio",
-    ]
-
-    # Assemble the list of requirements to actually install.
-    # TODO: Add options for reducing the number of requirements.
-    REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL = EXIR_REQUIREMENTS + EXAMPLES_REQUIREMENTS
-
-    # Install the requirements. `--extra-index-url` tells pip to look for package
-    # versions on the provided URL if they aren't available on the default URL.
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            sys.executable,
-            "-m",
-            "pip",
-            "install",
-            "-r",
-            "requirements-examples.txt",
-            *REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL,
-            "--extra-index-url",
-            TORCH_NIGHTLY_URL,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-    LOCAL_REQUIREMENTS = [
-        "third-party/ao",  # We need the latest kernels for fast iteration, so not relying on pypi.
-    ]
-
-    # Install packages directly from local copy instead of pypi.
-    # This is usually not recommended.
-    subprocess.run(
-        [
-            sys.executable,
-            "-m",
-            "pip",
-            "install",
-            # Without --no-build-isolation, setup.py can't find the torch module.
-            "--no-build-isolation",
-            *LOCAL_REQUIREMENTS,
-        ],
-        check=True,
-    )
-
-
 def main(args):
     if not python_is_compatible():
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -252,4 +136,9 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    if not python_is_compatible():
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     main(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/install_executorch.sh b/install_executorch.sh
index d34bdfdfbad..ec8cad12266 100755
--- a/install_executorch.sh
+++ b/install_executorch.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,4 @@
 
 # Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
 cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null || /bin/true
-
-# Find the names of the python tools to use.
-if [[ -z $PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ]];
-then
-  if [[ -z $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV ]] || [[ $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV == "base" ]] || [[ ! -x "$(command -v python)" ]];
-  then
-    PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python3
-  else
-    PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python
-  fi
-fi
-
-$PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ./install_executorch.py "$@"
-
-# Exit with the same status as the python script.
-exit $?
+./run_python_script.sh ./install_executorch.py "$@"
diff --git a/install_requirements.py b/install_requirements.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4450367ff49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_requirements.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# Copyright 2024-25 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import argparse
+import platform
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def python_is_compatible():
+    # Scrape the version range from pyproject.toml, which should be in the current directory.
+    version_specifier = None
+    with open("pyproject.toml", "r") as file:
+        for line in file:
+            if line.startswith("requires-python"):
+                match = re.search(r'"([^"]*)"', line)
+                if match:
+                    version_specifier = match.group(1)
+                    break
+
+    if not version_specifier:
+        print(
+            "WARNING: Skipping python version check: version range not found",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return False
+
+    # Install the packaging module if necessary.
+    try:
+        import packaging
+    except ImportError:
+        subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "packaging"], check=True
+        )
+    # Compare the current python version to the range in version_specifier. Exits
+    # with status 1 if the version is not compatible, or with status 0 if the
+    # version is compatible or the logic itself fails.
+    try:
+        import packaging.specifiers
+        import packaging.version
+
+        python_version = packaging.version.parse(platform.python_version())
+        version_range = packaging.specifiers.SpecifierSet(version_specifier)
+        if python_version not in version_range:
+            print(
+                f'ERROR: ExecuTorch does not support python version {python_version}: must satisfy "{version_specifier}"',
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"WARNING: Skipping python version check: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return True
+
+
+# The pip repository that hosts nightly torch packages.
+TORCH_NIGHTLY_URL = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu"
+
+
+# Since ExecuTorch often uses main-branch features of pytorch, only the nightly
+# pip versions will have the required features.
+#
+# NOTE: If a newly-fetched version of the executorch repo changes the value of
+# NIGHTLY_VERSION, you should re-run this script to install the necessary
+# package versions.
+NIGHTLY_VERSION = "dev20250104"
+
+
+def install_requirements(use_pytorch_nightly):
+    # pip packages needed by exir.
+    EXIR_REQUIREMENTS = [
+        # Setting use_pytorch_nightly to false to test the pinned PyTorch commit. Note
+        # that we don't need to set any version number there because they have already
+        # been installed on CI before this step, so pip won't reinstall them
+        f"torch==2.6.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}" if use_pytorch_nightly else "torch",
+        (
+            f"torchvision==0.22.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
+            if use_pytorch_nightly
+            else "torchvision"
+        ),  # For testing.
+    ]
+
+    EXAMPLES_REQUIREMENTS = [
+        f"torchaudio==2.6.0.{NIGHTLY_VERSION}" if use_pytorch_nightly else "torchaudio",
+    ]
+
+    # Assemble the list of requirements to actually install.
+    # TODO: Add options for reducing the number of requirements.
+    REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL = EXIR_REQUIREMENTS + EXAMPLES_REQUIREMENTS
+
+    # Install the requirements. `--extra-index-url` tells pip to look for package
+    # versions on the provided URL if they aren't available on the default URL.
+    subprocess.run(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "pip",
+            "install",
+            "-r",
+            "requirements-examples.txt",
+            *REQUIREMENTS_TO_INSTALL,
+            "--extra-index-url",
+            TORCH_NIGHTLY_URL,
+        ],
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+    LOCAL_REQUIREMENTS = [
+        "third-party/ao",  # We need the latest kernels for fast iteration, so not relying on pypi.
+    ]
+
+    # Install packages directly from local copy instead of pypi.
+    # This is usually not recommended.
+    subprocess.run(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "pip",
+            "install",
+            # Without --no-build-isolation, setup.py can't find the torch module.
+            "--no-build-isolation",
+            *LOCAL_REQUIREMENTS,
+        ],
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+
+def main(args):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--use-pt-pinned-commit",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="build from the pinned PyTorch commit instead of nightly",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(args)
+    install_requirements(use_pytorch_nightly=not bool(args.use_pt_pinned_commit))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os
+
+    # Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    if not python_is_compatible():
+        sys.exit(1)
+    main(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/install_requirements.sh b/install_requirements.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ef156cd020e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_requirements.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+# Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
+cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null || /bin/true
+./run_python_script.sh ./install_requirements.py "$@"
diff --git a/run_python_script.sh b/run_python_script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4f9a74ec360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_python_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+# Before doing anything, cd to the directory containing this script.
+cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null || /bin/true
+
+# Find the names of the python tools to use.
+if [[ -z $PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ]];
+then
+  if [[ -z $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV ]] || [[ $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV == "base" ]] || [[ ! -x "$(command -v python)" ]];
+  then
+    PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python3
+  else
+    PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python
+  fi
+fi
+
+SCRIPT="$1"; shift
+$PYTHON_EXECUTABLE $SCRIPT "$@"
+
+# Exit with the same status as the python script.
+exit $?