diff --git a/src/config/env_directive/venv.rs b/src/config/env_directive/venv.rs
index f2eadee11f..cea0f3d2cb 100644
--- a/src/config/env_directive/venv.rs
+++ b/src/config/env_directive/venv.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::backend;
+use crate::{backend, plugins};
 use crate::cli::args::BackendArg;
 use crate::cmd::CmdLineRunner;
 use crate::config::config_file::trust_check;
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ impl EnvResults {
                 }
             });
             let python_path = tv.map(|tv| {
-                tv.install_path()
-                    .join("bin")
-                    .join("python")
+                plugins::core::python::python_path(tv)
                     .to_string_lossy()
                     .to_string()
             });
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/mod.rs b/src/plugins/core/mod.rs
index ef1c23c0cc..6901d871b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/core/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mod erlang;
 mod go;
 mod java;
 mod node;
-mod python;
+pub(crate) mod python;
 #[cfg_attr(windows, path = "ruby_windows.rs")]
 mod ruby;
 mod rust;
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/python.rs b/src/plugins/core/python.rs
index b1e3f1b700..1ac097d19e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/python.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/core/python.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ pub struct PythonPlugin {
     ba: BackendArg,
 }
 
+pub fn python_path(tv: &ToolVersion) -> PathBuf {
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        tv.install_path().join("python.exe")
+    } else {
+        tv.install_path().join("bin/python")
+    }
+}
+
 impl PythonPlugin {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let ba = plugins::core::new_backend_arg("python");
@@ -72,14 +80,6 @@ impl PythonPlugin {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn python_path(&self, tv: &ToolVersion) -> PathBuf {
-        if cfg!(windows) {
-            tv.install_path().join("python.exe")
-        } else {
-            tv.install_path().join("bin/python")
-        }
-    }
-
     fn fetch_precompiled_remote_versions(&self) -> eyre::Result<&Vec<(String, String, String)>> {
         static PRECOMPILED_CACHE: Lazy<CacheManager<Vec<(String, String, String)>>> =
             Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl PythonPlugin {
             if !virtualenv.exists() {
                 if SETTINGS.python.venv_auto_create {
                     info!("setting up virtualenv at: {}", virtualenv.display());
-                    let mut cmd = CmdLineRunner::new(self.python_path(tv))
+                    let mut cmd = CmdLineRunner::new(python_path(tv))
                         .arg("-m")
                         .arg("venv")
                         .arg(&virtualenv)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl PythonPlugin {
 
     // fn check_venv_python(&self, virtualenv: &Path, tv: &ToolVersion) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     //     let symlink = virtualenv.join("bin/python");
-    //     let target = self.python_path(tv);
+    //     let target = python_path(tv);
     //     let symlink_target = symlink.read_link().unwrap_or_default();
     //     ensure!(
     //         symlink_target == target,
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl PythonPlugin {
         pr: &Box<dyn SingleReport>,
     ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         pr.set_message("python --version".into());
-        CmdLineRunner::new(self.python_path(tv))
+        CmdLineRunner::new(python_path(tv))
             .with_pr(pr)
             .arg("--version")
             .envs(config.env()?)