diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 60e1065..173883f 100755
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -155,3 +155,44 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 # use yosys ghdl plugin
 #alias yosys="yosys -m ghdl.so"
+
+# virtualenv automation functions
+# usage
+# $ mkvenv myvirtualenv # creates venv under $XDG_STATE_HOME/virtualenvs/
+# $ venv myvirtualenv   # activates venv
+# $ deactivate          # deactivates venv
+# $ rmvenv myvirtualenv # removes venv
+
+export VENV_HOME="$XDG_STATE_HOME/virtualenvs"
+[[ -d $VENV_HOME ]] || mkdir $VENV_HOME
+
+lsvenv() {
+  ls -1 $VENV_HOME
+}
+
+venv() {
+  if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+    then
+      echo "Please provide venv name"
+    else
+      source "$VENV_HOME/$1/bin/activate"
+  fi
+}
+
+mkvenv() {
+  if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+    then
+      echo "Please provide venv name"
+    else
+      python3 -m venv $VENV_HOME/$1
+  fi
+}
+
+rmvenv() {
+  if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+    then
+      echo "Please provide venv name"
+    else
+      rm -r $VENV_HOME/$1
+  fi
+}