diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/black/black.yml b/templates/python/code_quality/black/black.yml
index 1ced1ad94d8b5f6bed0b648e87523a952d97a7a9..fa6945b022c4668af9c9d998e615147b81e051dc 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/black/black.yml
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/black/black.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ include:
   - remote: 'https://api.r2devops.io/job/r/gitlab/dorianturba/r2devops_catalog/r2_metadata/python_install@latest.yaml'
 
 black:
-    image: python:${IMAGE_TAG}
+    extends:
+        - .python_install
     stage: code_quality
     variables:
-        IMAGE_TAG: !reference [.python_install, variables, IMAGE_TAG]
-        PROJECT_PATH: "."
         PYTHON_SETUP: "pip install black"
     script:
         - !reference [.python_install, script]
diff --git a/templates/python/code_quality/isort/isort.yml b/templates/python/code_quality/isort/isort.yml
index b19874a124d662db6efd3da5a0d3d6337e20e0c2..4702817c08d68ceb568a8beb713c245772ed66e7 100644
--- a/templates/python/code_quality/isort/isort.yml
+++ b/templates/python/code_quality/isort/isort.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ include:
   - remote: 'https://api.r2devops.io/job/r/gitlab/dorianturba/r2devops_catalog/r2_metadata/python_install@latest.yaml'
 
 isort:
-    image: python:${IMAGE_TAG}
+    extends:
+        - .python_install
     stage: code_quality
     variables:
-        IMAGE_TAG: !reference [.python_install, variables, IMAGE_TAG]
-        PROJECT_PATH: "."
         PYTHON_SETUP: "pip install isort"
     script:
         - !reference [.python_install, script]
diff --git a/templates/python/testing/pytest/pytest.yml b/templates/python/testing/pytest/pytest.yml
index d646bad5329d80f19bd1144d25aeff22e9a3da87..62831fb6d82f8b9720a07ce093f1536199a88298 100644
--- a/templates/python/testing/pytest/pytest.yml
+++ b/templates/python/testing/pytest/pytest.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ include:
   - remote: 'https://api.r2devops.io/job/r/gitlab/dorianturba/r2devops_catalog/r2_metadata/python_install@latest.yaml'
 
 pytest:
-    image: python:${IMAGE_TAG}
+    extends:
+        - .python_install
     stage: test
     variables:
-        IMAGE_TAG: !reference [.python_install, variables, IMAGE_TAG]
-        PROJECT_PATH: "."
         PYTHON_SETUP: "pip install -r ${PROJECT_PATH}/requirements.txt"
         PYTEST_RUN_CMD: "pytest ${PROJECT_PATH}"
     script: