diff --git a/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_steeef_setup b/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_steeef_setup
index c3d6a88c..5cde90fd 100644
--- a/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_steeef_setup
+++ b/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_steeef_setup
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
 #   http://i.imgur.com/HyRvv.png
 #
 
-function virtualenv_info {
-  if [[ -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]]; then
-    print "(${VIRTUAL_ENV:t}) "
-  fi
-}
-
 function prompt_steeef_precmd {
   # Check for untracked files or updated submodules since vcs_info does not.
   if [[ -n $(git ls-files --other --exclude-standard 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
@@ -29,6 +23,10 @@ function prompt_steeef_precmd {
   zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' formats "${branch_format}"
 
   vcs_info 'prompt'
+
+  if (( $+functions[python-info] )); then
+    python-info
+  fi
 }
 
 function prompt_steeef_setup {
@@ -83,10 +81,13 @@ function prompt_steeef_setup {
   zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' formats "${branch_format}"
   zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' nvcsformats   ""
 
+  # Set python-info parameters.
+  zstyle ':omz:module:python' virtualenv '(%v)'
+
   # Define prompts.
   PROMPT="
 ${_prompt_steeef_colors[3]}%n%f at ${_prompt_steeef_colors[2]}%m%f in ${_prompt_steeef_colors[5]}%~%f "'${vcs_info_msg_0_}'"
-"'$(virtualenv_info)'"$ "
+"'$python_info[virtualenv]'"$ "
 }
 
 prompt_steeef_setup "$@"
diff --git a/modules/python/README.md b/modules/python/README.md
index d17c4ef1..2363f87d 100644
--- a/modules/python/README.md
+++ b/modules/python/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ convenient shell functions to create, switch, and manage them.
 Install virtualenvwrapper and set [`$WORKON_HOME`][4] to the path where virtual
 environments will be stored.
 
+### Theming
+
+To display the name of the current virtual enviroment in a prompt, define the
+following style in the `prompt_theme_setup` function.
+
+    # %v - virtualenv name.
+    zstyle ':omz:module:python' virtualenv 'virtualenv:%v'
+
+Then add `$python_info[virtualenv]` to `$PROMPT` or `$RPROMPT` and call
+`python-info` in the `prompt_theme_preexec` hook function.
+
 Aliases
 -------
 
@@ -59,6 +70,12 @@ Aliases
   - `pyzu` updates itself to the latest version.
   - `pyzx` uninstalls Python versions.
 
+Functions
+---------
+
+  - `python-info` exposes information about the Python environment via the
+    `$python_info` associative array.
+
 Authors
 -------
 
diff --git a/modules/python/functions/python-info b/modules/python/functions/python-info
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bca3c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/python/functions/python-info
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#
+# Displays Python information.
+#
+# Authors:
+#   Sorin Ionescu <sorin.ionescu@gmail.com>
+#
+
+local virtualenv_format
+local virtualenv_formatted
+
+# Clean up previous $python_info.
+unset python_info
+typeset -gA python_info
+
+# Format virtualenv.
+if [[ -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]]; then
+  zstyle -s ':omz:module:python' virtualenv 'virtualenv_format'
+  zformat -f virtualenv_formatted "$virtualenv_format" "v:${VIRTUAL_ENV:t}"
+  python_info[virtualenv]="$virtualenv_formatted"
+fi
+
diff --git a/modules/python/init.zsh b/modules/python/init.zsh
index 5a922167..60d7e2e3 100644
--- a/modules/python/init.zsh
+++ b/modules/python/init.zsh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ fi
 
 # Load virtualenvwrapper into the shell session.
 if [[ -n "$WORKON_HOME" ]] && (( $+commands[virtualenvwrapper.sh] )); then
+  # Disable the virtualenv prompt.
+  VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
   source "$commands[virtualenvwrapper.sh]"
 fi