diff --git a/.azure/scripts/python.yml b/.azure/scripts/python.yml
index 14685a490..4f939bad1 100644
--- a/.azure/scripts/python.yml
+++ b/.azure/scripts/python.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ parameters:
 steps:
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     inputs:
-      architecture: $(architecture)
-      versionSpec: $(version)
+      architecture: ${{ parameters.architecture }}
+      versionSpec: ${{ parameters.version }}
       disableDownloadFromRegistry: false # boolean. Disable downloading releases from the GitHub registry. Default: false.
       allowUnstable: true # boolean. Optional. Use when disableDownloadFromRegistry = false. Allow downloading unstable releases. Default: false.
-      githubToken: $(githubToken) # global (secret) variable to allow API access to Github (for not hitting a rate limit while downloading).
+      # todo: do we need this kind of variable access pattern?
+      githubToken: ${{ githubToken }} # global (secret) variable to allow API access to Github (for not hitting a rate limit while downloading).
   - bash: |
       [[ $(python --version) -eq '$version' ]]
       displayName: check version
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