diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 760be4adb6..39ddc2ce3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Java linter
       run: ./dev/lint-java
     - name: Python linter
-      run: ./dev/lint-python
+      run: PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python3.9 ./dev/lint-python
     - name: R linter
       run: ./dev/lint-r
     - name: JS linter
diff --git a/dev/lint-python b/dev/lint-python
index 8650058ed9..e54e391c58 100755
--- a/dev/lint-python
+++ b/dev/lint-python
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ MYPY_BUILD="mypy"
 PYCODESTYLE_BUILD="pycodestyle"
 MINIMUM_PYCODESTYLE="2.7.0"
 
-PYTHON_EXECUTABLE="python3"
+PYTHON_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE:-python3}"
 
 BLACK_BUILD="$PYTHON_EXECUTABLE -m black"
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/data_type_ops/test_num_ops.py b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/data_type_ops/test_num_ops.py
index b6f965a1b7..fb2d2be78b 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/data_type_ops/test_num_ops.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/data_type_ops/test_num_ops.py
@@ -358,9 +358,7 @@ class NumOpsTest(PandasOnSparkTestCase, TestCasesUtils):
         for col in self.numeric_df_cols:
             pser, psser = pdf[col], psdf[col]
             if isinstance(psser.spark.data_type, DecimalType):
-                self.assertRaisesRegex(
-                    TypeError, "< can not be applied to", lambda: psser < psser
-                )
+                self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "< can not be applied to", lambda: psser < psser)
             else:
                 self.assert_eq(pser < pser, psser < psser)
 
@@ -380,9 +378,7 @@ class NumOpsTest(PandasOnSparkTestCase, TestCasesUtils):
         for col in self.numeric_df_cols:
             pser, psser = pdf[col], psdf[col]
             if isinstance(psser.spark.data_type, DecimalType):
-                self.assertRaisesRegex(
-                    TypeError, "> can not be applied to", lambda: psser > psser
-                )
+                self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "> can not be applied to", lambda: psser > psser)
             else:
                 self.assert_eq(pser > pser, psser > psser)