diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1c9ea47..30b7aa9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ 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  |
 
@@ -84,6 +83,11 @@ from various contexts of CA, CI and OCI / OS.
 * define templates
   * actions
   * includes
+* handle python virtual environment
+  * install venv if necessary
+  * upgrade pip
+  * install packages
+    * ruff
 * relay environment module name
 * write tests
 
diff --git a/spcd.sh b/spcd.sh
index bb9007f..6af63bf 100644
--- a/spcd.sh
+++ b/spcd.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 [ -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() {
@@ -691,31 +690,6 @@ spcd_install_packages() {
 	"${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}") spcd_install_package "openssh" ;;
 	*) ;;
 	esac
-	# venv
-	spcd_step "Install Python virtual environment"
-	case "${SPCD_OS_ID}" in
-	"${SPCD_OS_DEBIAN}" | "${SPCD_OS_UBUNTU}")
-		spcd_install_package "python3-venv"
-		;;
-	# FIXME arch
-	*) ;;
-	esac
-	spcd_split
-	spcd_write "/etc/pip.conf" "\
-[global]
-index-url = ${SPCD_URL_PYTHON}
-"
-	spcd_split
-	spcd_ip__venv="/opt/venv"
-	"${SPCD_PYTHON_ALIAS}" -m "venv" "${spcd_ip__venv}"
-	. "${spcd_ip__venv}/bin/activate"
-	spcd_split
-	pip install --upgrade "pip"
-	spcd_split
-	pip install \
-	"pelican" \
-	"ruff" \
-	"sphinx"
 }
 
 spcd_install_python_modules() {