diff --git a/dotfiles/config/direnv/lib/python.sh b/dotfiles/config/direnv/lib/python.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb5104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/config/direnv/lib/python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+layout_python() {
+  local DIR_NAME="$(basename $(pwd))"
+  VIRTUAL_ENV="${VIRTUAL_ENV:-$(pwd)/.venv/${DIR_NAME}}"
+  local PYBIN="$(command -v python 2>/dev/null || command -v python3 2>/dev/null)"
+  if [[ -z "${PYBIN}" ]]; then
+    log_error "No python found!"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ ! -d $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
+    log_status "No virtual environment exists. Executing \`${PYBIN} -m venv ${VIRTUAL_ENV}\`."
+    "${PYBIN}" -m venv "${VIRTUAL_ENV}"
+  fi
+
+  # Activate the virtual environment
+  . $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate
+}
diff --git a/dotfiles/zshrc b/dotfiles/zshrc
index d58b4cc..9417670 100755
--- a/dotfiles/zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/zshrc
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ if [[ $- == *i* ]] ; then
     source /usr/share/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper_lazy.sh
   elif test -f /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper_lazy.sh ; then
     source /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper_lazy.sh
+  elif test -f /opt/homebrew/bin/virtualenvwrapper_lazy.sh ; then
+    source /opt/homebrew/bin/virtualenvwrapper_lazy.sh
   fi
   if command ls --version >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
     alias ls="$(whence -p ls) --color=auto"
@@ -144,6 +146,10 @@ if [[ $- == *i* ]] ; then
   # History
   alias fullhist="history 1"
   alias longhist="history -1000"
+  # direnv if present
+  if command -v direnv >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"
+  fi
 fi  # End interactive-only block
 
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