diff --git a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
index 15a07c304..6270f69dd 100644
--- a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
+++ b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ steps:
 
 - task: UsePythonVersion@0
   inputs:
-    versionSpec: '3.9' 
-    addToPath: true 
+    versionSpec: '3.9'
+    addToPath: true
     architecture: 'x64'
 
 - script: |
-    pip3 install pylint
+    pip3 install pylint_runner
     pip3 install pylintfileheader
-    pylint --recursive=y .
+    pylint_runner
   workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/samples/samples-python
   displayName: Lint samples-python
 
diff --git a/samples/samples-python/.pylintrc b/samples/samples-python/.pylintrc
index c550dc511..cfba7c8bd 100644
--- a/samples/samples-python/.pylintrc
+++ b/samples/samples-python/.pylintrc
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ file-header=# Copyright \(c\) Microsoft Corporation\. All rights reserved\.[\r\n
 # can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
 # multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
 # it should appear only once).
-disable= R0801, W0108, W0613, C0103, C0114, C0115, C0116, E0401
\ No newline at end of file
+disable= R0801, W0108, W0613, C0103, C0114, C0115, C0116, E0401, C0301
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/samples-python/GetProductsStoredProcedure/__init__.py b/samples/samples-python/GetProductsStoredProcedure/__init__.py
index 7d9413a9a..b87950e4f 100644
--- a/samples/samples-python/GetProductsStoredProcedure/__init__.py
+++ b/samples/samples-python/GetProductsStoredProcedure/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-import azure.functions as func
 import json
+import azure.functions as func
 
 def main(req: func.HttpRequest, products: func.SqlRowList) -> func.HttpResponse:
     rows = list(map(lambda r: json.loads(r.to_json()), products))