# Virtualenv `venv`

!!! info
    [**virtualenv**](https://virtualenv.pypa.io) is a tool to create isolated Python environments.

The `venv` section shows the current virtualenv name.

## Configuring generic names

For better readability, you can configure the generic names for your virtualenvs. If the virtualenv folder is in `SPACESHIP_VENV_GENERIC_NAMES` _array_, than use its parent directory as its name instead.

```zsh title=".zshrc"
SPACESHIP_VENV_GENERIC_NAMES=(virtualenv venv .venv generic-name)
```

## Options

| Variable                       |              Default               | Meaning                                                          |
| :----------------------------- | :--------------------------------: | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_SHOW`          |               `true`               | Show section                                                     |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_ASYNC`         |              `false`               | Render section asynchronously                                    |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_PREFIX`        | `$SPACESHIP_PROMPT_DEFAULT_PREFIX` | Section's prefix                                                 |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_SUFFIX`        | `$SPACESHIP_PROMPT_DEFAULT_SUFFIX` | Section's suffix                                                 |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_SYMBOL`        |                `·`                 | Symbol displayed before the section                              |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_GENERIC_NAMES` |     `(virtualenv venv .venv)`      | Generic folder names. Parent folder will be used as name instead |
| `SPACESHIP_VENV_COLOR`         |               `blue`               | Section's color                                                  |