diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 19121e6..808e89f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ from various contexts of CA, CI and OCI / OS.
 | SPCD_URL_DEBIAN     | Debian repository URL     | https://deb.debian.org          |
 | SPCD_URL_EPEL       | EPEL repository URL       | https://dl.fedoraproject.org    |
 | SPCD_URL_FEDORA     | Fedora repository URL     | https://rpmfind.net             |
+| SPCD_URL_PYTHON     | Python repository URL     | https://pypi.org/project        |
 | SPCD_URL_ROCKY      | Rocky repository URL      | https://dl.rockylinux.org       |
 | SPCD_URL_UBUNTU     | Ubuntu repository URL     | https://ubuntu.mirrors.ovh.net  |
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ from various contexts of CA, CI and OCI / OS.
   * actions
   * includes
 * handle python virtual environment
-  * configure pip
+  * activate venv
   * upgrade pip
   * install packages
     * ruff
diff --git a/spcd.sh b/spcd.sh
index 1f0d8fd..ad990cc 100644
--- a/spcd.sh
+++ b/spcd.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 [ -n "${SPCD_DNS_1}" ] || SPCD_DNS_1="9.9.9.9"
 [ -n "${SPCD_GIT_MAIN}" ] || SPCD_GIT_MAIN="spcd"
 [ -n "${SPCD_GIT_ROOT}" ] || SPCD_GIT_ROOT="rwx"
+[ -n "${SPCD_URL_PYTHON}" ] || SPCD_URL_PYTHON="https://pypi.org/project"
 
 # main
 spcd_main() {
@@ -662,6 +663,11 @@ spcd_install_packages() {
 	# FIXME arch
 	*) ;;
 	esac
+	spcd_split
+	spcd_write "/etc/pip.conf" "\
+[global]
+index-url = ${SPCD_URL_PYTHON}
+"
 	# rsync
 	spcd_step "Install Rsync"
 	spcd_install_package "rsync"