diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index f6956a8e..a0c4ae05 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Release History
 
-## v4.1.3 (2022-06-12)
+## v4.1.3 (2022-06-13)
 
+**go version**
+
+- feat #1342: support specify custom python3 venv
 - fix: pip upgrade httprunner when installing hrp
 
 ## v4.1.2 (2022-06-09)
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp.md b/docs/cmd/hrp.md
index 7a58c565..810a22ad 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp.md
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ Copyright 2017 debugtalk
 * [hrp startproject](hrp_startproject.md)	 - create a scaffold project
 * [hrp wiki](hrp_wiki.md)	 - visit https://httprunner.com
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
index a13c1168..7a9cfbca 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_boom.md
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ hrp boom [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_build.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_build.md
index 8b886d77..73dccf0b 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_build.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_build.md
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ hrp build $path ... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
index 8105d41e..4160891c 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_convert.md
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ hrp convert $path... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
index 70be0989..b48bf18e 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_pytest.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ hrp pytest $path ... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
index ad37cb40..cc859ed3 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_run.md
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ hrp run $path... [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
index 05c015da..78953953 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_startproject.md
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ hrp startproject $project_name [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md b/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
index dcfd35ea..7283ba32 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/hrp_wiki.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ hrp wiki [flags]
 
 * [hrp](hrp.md)	 - Next-Generation API Testing Solution.
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 9-Jun-2022
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 13-Jun-2022
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 633c73b7..6d70a855 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/spec v0.20.6
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1
-	github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.4.9
+	github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.5.0
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.3.2
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 466fe49c..3f819360 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.1.3/go.mod h1:ajVTdAv/9Im8oMAAj5G31PhhMCZJV2p
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2/go.mod h1:6hOLApaqBFA1NXqRQAsxw9QxuDEvNxSQRwA/JwenrHc=
 github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20180604194846-3520598351bb h1:b5rjCoWHc7eqmAS4/qyk21ZsHyb6Mxv/jykxvNTkU4M=
 github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20180604194846-3520598351bb/go.mod h1:+NfK9FKeTrX5uv1uIXGdwYDTeHna2qgaIlx54MXqjAM=
-github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.4.9 h1:gmF1sP5D4/nvdocqgOAyT3GpVDz3fL4ErZ17WHo8x9U=
-github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.4.9/go.mod h1:vPyeJIfbpGe0epZZtAV0wCn16gLY9+imSw/zfxq0Lcc=
+github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.5.0 h1:Laoe8URu71qeyST9wvRtGSkDWc8Y3T1IrnvFSTHmO84=
+github.com/httprunner/funplugin v0.5.0/go.mod h1:vPyeJIfbpGe0epZZtAV0wCn16gLY9+imSw/zfxq0Lcc=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/imkira/go-interpol v1.1.0/go.mod h1:z0h2/2T3XF8kyEPpRgJ3kmNv+C43p+I/CoI+jC3w2iA=
diff --git a/hrp/boomer.go b/hrp/boomer.go
index caef351c..839ebd15 100644
--- a/hrp/boomer.go
+++ b/hrp/boomer.go
@@ -29,9 +29,16 @@ type HRPBoomer struct {
 	pluginsMutex *sync.RWMutex       // avoid data race
 }
 
-func (b *HRPBoomer) SetClientTransport() {
+func (b *HRPBoomer) SetClientTransport() *HRPBoomer {
 	// set client transport for high concurrency load testing
 	b.hrpRunner.SetClientTransport(b.GetSpawnCount(), b.GetDisableKeepAlive(), b.GetDisableCompression())
+	return b
+}
+
+// SetPython3Venv specifies python3 venv.
+func (b *HRPBoomer) SetPython3Venv(venv string) *HRPBoomer {
+	b.hrpRunner.SetPython3Venv(venv)
+	return b
 }
 
 // Run starts to run load test for one or multiple testcases.
diff --git a/hrp/build.go b/hrp/build.go
index 3184fa3c..94692317 100644
--- a/hrp/build.go
+++ b/hrp/build.go
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/shared"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
-	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/shared"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/version"
 )
 
 const (
-	funppy                  = `import funppy`
 	fungo                   = `"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/fungo"`
 	regexPythonFunctionName = `def ([a-zA-Z_]\w*)\(.*\)`
 	regexGoImports          = `import \(([\s\S]*?)\)`
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ var goTemplate string
 
 type TemplateContent struct {
 	Version       string   // hrp version
-	Fun           string   // funplugin package
 	Regexps       *Regexps // match import/function
 	Imports       []string // python/go import
 	FromImports   []string // python from...import...
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ func (t *TemplateContent) parseGoContent(path string) error {
 	}
 	// import fungo package
 	if !builtin.Contains(t.Imports, fungo) {
-		t.Imports = append(t.Imports, t.Fun)
+		t.Imports = append(t.Imports, fungo)
 	}
 
 	// parse function name
@@ -155,15 +153,11 @@ func (t *TemplateContent) parsePyContent(path string) error {
 	// function content
 	t.Functions = append(t.Functions, strings.Trim(content, "\n"))
 
-	// import funppy
-	if !builtin.Contains(t.Imports, t.Fun) {
-		t.Imports = append(t.Imports, t.Fun)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *TemplateContent) genDebugTalk(path string, templ string) error {
-	file, err := os.Create(path)
+func (t *TemplateContent) genDebugTalk(output string, templ string) error {
+	file, err := os.Create(output)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("open file failed")
 		return err
@@ -178,9 +172,9 @@ func (t *TemplateContent) genDebugTalk(path string, templ string) error {
 	}
 	err = writer.Flush()
 	if err == nil {
-		log.Info().Str("path", path).Msg("generate debugtalk success")
+		log.Info().Str("output", output).Msg("generate debugtalk success")
 	} else {
-		log.Error().Str("path", path).Msg("generate debugtalk failed")
+		log.Error().Str("output", output).Msg("generate debugtalk failed")
 	}
 	return err
 }
@@ -189,7 +183,6 @@ func (t *TemplateContent) genDebugTalk(path string, templ string) error {
 func buildGo(path string, output string) error {
 	templateContent := &TemplateContent{
 		Version: version.VERSION,
-		Fun:     fungo,
 		Regexps: &Regexps{
 			Import:          regexp.MustCompile(regexGoImport),
 			Imports:         regexp.MustCompile(regexGoImports),
@@ -260,7 +253,6 @@ func buildGo(path string, output string) error {
 func buildPy(path string, output string) error {
 	templateContent := &TemplateContent{
 		Version: version.VERSION,
-		Fun:     funppy,
 		Regexps: &Regexps{
 			FunctionName: regexp.MustCompile(regexPythonFunctionName),
 		},
@@ -271,12 +263,6 @@ func buildPy(path string, output string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// ensure installation of packages
-	_, err = builtin.EnsurePython3Venv(templateContent.Packages...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// check the syntax of debugtalk.py
 	err = builtin.CheckPythonScriptSyntax(path)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/boom.go b/hrp/cmd/boom.go
index 5ae038e1..ca48d13b 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/boom.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/boom.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ var boomCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		hrpBoomer.SetDisableKeepAlive(boomArgs.DisableKeepalive)
 		hrpBoomer.SetDisableCompression(boomArgs.DisableCompression)
 		hrpBoomer.SetClientTransport()
+		if venv != "" {
+			hrpBoomer.SetPython3Venv(venv)
+		}
 		hrpBoomer.EnableCPUProfile(boomArgs.CPUProfile, boomArgs.CPUProfileDuration)
 		hrpBoomer.EnableMemoryProfile(boomArgs.MemoryProfile, boomArgs.MemoryProfileDuration)
 		hrpBoomer.EnableGracefulQuit()
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/build.go b/hrp/cmd/build.go
index 3c8848e3..9a8c2bb8 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/build.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/build.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp"
+	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 )
 
 var buildCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ var buildCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		setLogLevel(logLevel)
 	},
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		err := builtin.PrepareVenv(venv)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("prepare python3 venv failed")
+			return err
+		}
 		return hrp.BuildPlugin(args[0], output)
 	},
 }
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/convert.go b/hrp/cmd/convert.go
index 83ba88bb..ee43c2de 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/convert.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/convert.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/convert"
 )
 
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ var convertCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if toPyTestFlag {
 			flagCount++
 			outputType = convert.OutputTypePyTest
+
+			err := builtin.PrepareVenv(venv)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Err(err).Msg("prepare python3 venv failed")
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		if flagCount > 1 {
 			return errors.New("please specify at most one conversion flag")
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/pytest.go b/hrp/cmd/pytest.go
index fd7732fb..4d49b2be 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/pytest.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/pytest.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/pytest"
 )
 
@@ -15,6 +17,11 @@ var pytestCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 	DisableFlagParsing: true, // allow to pass any args to pytest
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		err := builtin.PrepareVenv(venv)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("prepare python3 venv failed")
+			return err
+		}
 		return pytest.RunPytest(args)
 	},
 }
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/root.go b/hrp/cmd/root.go
index 2909ea15..698d0598 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/root.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/root.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Copyright 2017 debugtalk`,
 var (
 	logLevel string
 	logJSON  bool
+	venv     string
 )
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ var (
 func Execute() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&logLevel, "log-level", "l", "INFO", "set log level")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&logJSON, "log-json", false, "set log to json format")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&venv, "venv", "", "specify python3 venv path")
 
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/run.go b/hrp/cmd/run.go
index 500e595b..5c7bcd90 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/run.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/run.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if pluginLogOn {
 			runner.SetPluginLogOn()
 		}
+		if venv != "" {
+			runner.SetPython3Venv(venv)
+		}
 		if proxyUrl != "" {
 			runner.SetProxyUrl(proxyUrl)
 		}
diff --git a/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go b/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
index c51281ed..86830725 100644
--- a/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
+++ b/hrp/cmd/scaffold.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var scaffoldCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			pluginType = scaffold.Py // default
 		}
 
-		err := scaffold.CreateScaffold(args[0], pluginType, force)
+		err := scaffold.CreateScaffold(args[0], pluginType, venv, force)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("create scaffold project failed")
 			os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/hrp/internal/builtin/utils.go b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils.go
index 93a4b64b..0fd52db5 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/builtin/utils.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils.go
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/shared"
+	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/fungo"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/json"
+	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/version"
 )
 
 func Dump2JSON(data interface{}, path string) error {
@@ -88,24 +89,104 @@ func FormatResponse(raw interface{}) interface{} {
 	return formattedResponse
 }
 
-func EnsurePython3Venv(packages ...string) (string, error) {
-	// create python venv
+var Python3Executable string = "python3" // system default python3
+
+func PrepareVenv(venv string) error {
+	defer func() {
+		log.Info().Str("Python3Executable", Python3Executable).Msg("set python3 executable path")
+	}()
+
+	// specify python3 venv
+	if venv != "" {
+		Python3Executable = getPython3Executable(venv)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// not specify python3 venv, create default venv
+	python3, err := createDefaultPython3Venv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "create default python3 venv failed")
+	}
+	Python3Executable = python3
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// create default python3 venv located in $HOME/.hrp/venv
+func createDefaultPython3Venv() (string, error) {
+	log.Info().Msg("create default python3 venv at $HOME/.hrp/venv")
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "get user home dir failed")
 	}
-	venvDir := filepath.Join(home, ".hrp", "venv")
-	python3, err := shared.EnsurePython3Venv(venvDir, packages...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "ensure python3 venv failed")
+	venv := filepath.Join(home, ".hrp", "venv")
+	packages := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("funppy==%s", fungo.Version),
+		fmt.Sprintf("httprunner==%s", version.VERSION),
+	}
+	return EnsurePython3Venv(venv, packages...)
+}
+
+func ExecPython3Command(cmdName string, args ...string) error {
+	args = append([]string{"-m", cmdName}, args...)
+	return ExecCommand(Python3Executable, args...)
+}
+
+func InstallPythonPackage(python3 string, pkg string) (err error) {
+	var pkgName string
+	if strings.Contains(pkg, "==") {
+		// funppy==0.4.2
+		pkgInfo := strings.Split(pkg, "==")
+		pkgName = pkgInfo[0]
+	} else if strings.Contains(pkg, ">=") {
+		// httprunner>=4.0.0-beta
+		pkgInfo := strings.Split(pkg, ">=")
+		pkgName = pkgInfo[0]
+	} else {
+		pkgName = pkg
 	}
 
-	return python3, nil
+	defer func() {
+		if err == nil {
+			// check package version
+			if out, err := exec.Command(
+				python3, "-c", fmt.Sprintf("import %s; print(%s.__version__)", pkgName, pkgName),
+			).Output(); err == nil {
+				log.Info().
+					Str("name", pkgName).
+					Str("version", strings.TrimSpace(string(out))).
+					Msg("python package is ready")
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// check if package installed
+	err = exec.Command(python3, "-c", fmt.Sprintf("import %s", pkgName)).Run()
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// check if pip available
+	err = ExecCommand(python3, "-m", "pip", "--version")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn().Msg("pip is not available")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "pip is not available")
+	}
+
+	log.Info().Str("package", pkg).Msg("installing python package")
+
+	// install package
+	err = ExecCommand(python3, "-m", "pip", "install", "--upgrade", pkg,
+		"--quiet", "--disable-pip-version-check")
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "pip install package failed")
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func CheckPythonScriptSyntax(path string) error {
-	err := ExecCommand("python3", "-m", "py_compile", path)
-	return err
+	return ExecCommand("python3", "-m", "py_compile", path)
 }
 
 func ExecCommandInDir(cmd *exec.Cmd, dir string) error {
@@ -125,30 +206,6 @@ func ExecCommandInDir(cmd *exec.Cmd, dir string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ExecCommand(cmdName string, args ...string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command(cmdName, args...)
-	log.Info().Str("cmd", cmd.String()).Msg("exec command")
-
-	// print output with colors
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-
-	// add cmd dir path to PATH
-	PATH := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", filepath.Dir(cmdName), os.Getenv("PATH"))
-	if err := os.Setenv("PATH", PATH); err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to add cmd dir path to $PATH")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err := cmd.Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("exec command failed")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return err
-}
-
 func CreateFolder(folderPath string) error {
 	log.Info().Str("path", folderPath).Msg("create folder")
 	err := os.MkdirAll(folderPath, os.ModePerm)
diff --git a/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_unix.go b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..510ac0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// +build darwin linux
+
+package builtin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+func getPython3Executable(venvDir string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(venvDir, "bin", "python3")
+}
+
+// EnsurePython3Venv ensures python3 venv for hashicorp python plugin
+// venvDir should be directory path of target venv
+func EnsurePython3Venv(venvDir string, packages ...string) (python3 string, err error) {
+	python3 = getPython3Executable(venvDir)
+
+	log.Info().
+		Str("python3", python3).
+		Interface("packages", packages).
+		Msg("ensure python3 venv")
+
+	// check if python3 venv is available
+	if err := exec.Command(python3, "--version").Run(); err != nil {
+		// python3 venv not available, create one
+		// check if system python3 is available
+		if err := ExecCommand("python3", "--version"); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "python3 not found")
+		}
+
+		// check if .venv exists
+		if _, err := os.Stat(venvDir); err == nil {
+			// .venv exists, remove first
+			if err := ExecCommand("rm", "-rf", venvDir); err != nil {
+				return "", errors.Wrap(err, "remove existed venv failed")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// create python3 .venv
+		if err := ExecCommand("python3", "-m", "venv", venvDir); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "create python3 venv failed")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// install default python packages
+	for _, pkg := range packages {
+		err := InstallPythonPackage(python3, pkg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("pip install %s failed", pkg))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return python3, nil
+}
+
+func ExecCommand(cmdName string, args ...string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(cmdName, args...)
+	log.Info().Str("cmd", cmd.String()).Msg("exec command")
+
+	// print output with colors
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("exec command failed")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_windows.go b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8501f082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hrp/internal/builtin/utils_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package builtin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+func getPython3Executable(venvDir string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(venvDir, "Scripts", "python3.exe")
+}
+
+// EnsurePython3Venv ensures python3 venv for hashicorp python plugin
+// venvDir should be directory path of target venv
+func EnsurePython3Venv(venvDir string, packages ...string) (python3 string, err error) {
+	python3 = getPython3Executable(venvDir)
+	log.Info().
+		Str("python3", python3).
+		Interface("packages", packages).
+		Msg("ensure python3 venv")
+
+	systemPython := "python3"
+
+	// check if python3 venv is available
+	if err := exec.Command("cmd", "/c", python3, "--version").Run(); err != nil {
+		// python3 venv not available, create one
+		// check if system python3 is available
+		if err := ExecCommand(systemPython, "--version"); err != nil {
+			if err := ExecCommand("python", "--version"); err != nil {
+				return "", errors.Wrap(err, "python3 not found")
+			}
+			systemPython = "python"
+		}
+
+		// check if .venv exists
+		if _, err := os.Stat(venvDir); err == nil {
+			// .venv exists, remove first
+			if err := ExecCommand("del", "/q", venvDir); err != nil {
+				return "", errors.Wrap(err, "remove existed venv failed")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// create python3 .venv
+		// notice: --symlinks should be specified for windows
+		// https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/2690
+		if err := ExecCommand(systemPython, "-m", "venv", "--symlinks", venvDir); err != nil {
+			// fix: failed to symlink on Windows
+			log.Warn().Msg("failed to create python3 .venv by using --symlinks, try to use --copies")
+			if err := ExecCommand(systemPython, "-m", "venv", "--copies", venvDir); err != nil {
+				return "", errors.Wrap(err, "create python3 venv failed")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// fix: python3 doesn't exist in .venv on Windows
+		if _, err := os.Stat(python3); err != nil {
+			log.Warn().Msg("python3 doesn't exist, try to link python")
+			err := os.Link(filepath.Join(venvDir, "Scripts", "python.exe"), python3)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", errors.Wrap(err, "python3 doesn't exist in .venv")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// install default python packages
+	for _, pkg := range packages {
+		err := InstallPythonPackage(python3, pkg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("pip install %s failed", pkg))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return python3, nil
+}
+
+func ExecCommand(cmdName string, args ...string) error {
+	// "cmd /c" carries out the command specified by string and then stops
+	// refer: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cmd
+	cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", cmdName, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	cmd := exec.Command("cmd", "/c", cmdStr)
+	log.Info().Str("cmd", cmd.String()).Msg("exec command")
+
+	// print output with colors
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("exec command failed")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_gotest.go b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_gotest.go
index 863da231..04897c76 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_gotest.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_gotest.go
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ func convert2GoTestScripts(paths ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	// format pytest scripts with black
-	python3, err := builtin.EnsurePython3Venv("black")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	args := append([]string{"-m", "black"}, pytestPaths...)
-	return builtin.ExecCommand(python3, args...)
+	return builtin.ExecPython3Command("black", pytestPaths...)
 }
 
 //go:embed testcase.tmpl
diff --git a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_json.go b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_json.go
index fc380142..f55a7f5c 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_json.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_json.go
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 package convert
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
-	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/version"
 )
 
 func NewConverterJSON(converter *TCaseConverter) *ConverterJSON {
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *ConverterJSON) ToYAML() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *ConverterJSON) ToGoTest() (string, error) {
-	//TODO implement me
+	// TODO implement me
 	return "", errors.New("convert from json testcase to gotest scripts is not supported yet")
 }
 
@@ -60,13 +57,8 @@ func (c *ConverterJSON) ToPyTest() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *ConverterJSON) MakePyTestScript() (string, error) {
-	httprunner := fmt.Sprintf("httprunner>=%s", version.HttpRunnerMinVersion)
-	python3, err := builtin.EnsurePython3Venv(httprunner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	args := append([]string{"-m", "httprunner", "make"}, c.converter.InputPath)
-	err = builtin.ExecCommand(python3, args...)
+	args := append([]string{"make"}, c.converter.InputPath)
+	err := builtin.ExecPython3Command("httprunner", args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_pytest.go b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_pytest.go
index 8c094900..75c1490f 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/convert/converter_pytest.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/convert/converter_pytest.go
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 package convert
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
-	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/version"
 )
 
 func convert2PyTestScripts(paths ...string) error {
-	httprunner := fmt.Sprintf("httprunner>=%s", version.HttpRunnerMinVersion)
-	python3, err := builtin.EnsurePython3Venv(httprunner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	args := append([]string{"-m", "httprunner", "make"}, paths...)
-	return builtin.ExecCommand(python3, args...)
+	args := append([]string{"make"}, paths...)
+	return builtin.ExecPython3Command("httprunner", args...)
 }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/pytest/main.go b/hrp/internal/pytest/main.go
index a1c0c88c..dde5f0ae 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/pytest/main.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/pytest/main.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package pytest
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/sdk"
-	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/version"
 )
 
 func RunPytest(args []string) error {
@@ -14,12 +11,6 @@ func RunPytest(args []string) error {
 		Action:   "hrp pytest",
 	})
 
-	httprunner := fmt.Sprintf("httprunner>=%s", version.HttpRunnerMinVersion)
-	python3, err := builtin.EnsurePython3Venv(httprunner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	args = append([]string{"-m", "httprunner", "run"}, args...)
-	return builtin.ExecCommand(python3, args...)
+	args = append([]string{"run"}, args...)
+	return builtin.ExecPython3Command("httprunner", args...)
 }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go b/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
index d480ffb6..0590994d 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/examples_test.go
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ import (
 
 func TestGenDemoExamples(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := "../../../examples/demo-with-go-plugin"
-	err := CreateScaffold(dir, Go, true)
+	err := CreateScaffold(dir, Go, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
 	dir = "../../../examples/demo-with-py-plugin"
-	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Py, true)
+	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Py, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
 	dir = "../../../examples/demo-without-plugin"
-	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Ignore, true)
+	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Ignore, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
 	dir = "../../../examples/demo-empty-project"
-	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Empty, true)
+	err = CreateScaffold(dir, Empty, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go b/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
index 04ad8ac5..ed9405a6 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/fungo"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func CopyFile(templateFile, targetFile string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CreateScaffold(projectName string, pluginType PluginType, force bool) error {
+func CreateScaffold(projectName string, pluginType PluginType, venv string, force bool) error {
 	// report event
 	sdk.SendEvent(sdk.EventTracking{
 		Category: "Scaffold",
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func CreateScaffold(projectName string, pluginType PluginType, force bool) error
 	// create debugtalk function plugin
 	switch pluginType {
 	case Py:
-		return createPythonPlugin(projectName)
+		return createPythonPlugin(projectName, venv)
 	case Go:
 		return createGoPlugin(projectName)
 	}
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ func createGoPlugin(projectName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createPythonPlugin(projectName string) error {
+func createPythonPlugin(projectName, venv string) error {
 	log.Info().Msg("start to create hashicorp python plugin")
 
 	// create debugtalk.py
@@ -204,7 +205,14 @@ func createPythonPlugin(projectName string) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "copy file failed")
 	}
 
-	_, err = builtin.EnsurePython3Venv("funppy")
+	if venv == "" {
+		venv = filepath.Join(projectName, ".venv")
+	}
+	packages := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("funppy==%s", fungo.Version),
+		fmt.Sprintf("httprunner==%s", version.VERSION),
+	}
+	_, err = builtin.EnsurePython3Venv(venv, packages...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkGoTemplate b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkGoTemplate
index d5b096bc..be50fa2c 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkGoTemplate
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkGoTemplate
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-    "github.com/httprunner/funplugin/fungo"
+	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin/fungo"
 )
 
 func main() {
 {{- range $functionName := .FunctionNames }}
-    fungo.Register("{{ $functionName }}", {{ $functionName }})
+	fungo.Register("{{ $functionName }}", {{ $functionName }})
 {{- end }}
 	fungo.Serve()
 }
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkPythonTemplate b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkPythonTemplate
index dc16657a..b892dd30 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkPythonTemplate
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalkPythonTemplate
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 {{ end }}
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import funppy
 {{- range $functionName := .FunctionNames }}
     funppy.register("{{ $functionName }}", {{ $functionName }})
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalk_gen.go b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalk_gen.go
index 1e6ceac9..df7727c3 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalk_gen.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/scaffold/templates/plugin/debugtalk_gen.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// NOTE: Generated By hrp v4.1.2, DO NOT EDIT!
+// NOTE: Generated By hrp v4.1.3, DO NOT EDIT!
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/hrp/internal/version/init.go b/hrp/internal/version/init.go
index 836ffca7..4887463b 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/version/init.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/version/init.go
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ import (
 
 //go:embed VERSION
 var VERSION string
-
-const HttpRunnerMinVersion = "v4.1.0"
diff --git a/hrp/plugin.go b/hrp/plugin.go
index 5053b2e5..91bdedd8 100644
--- a/hrp/plugin.go
+++ b/hrp/plugin.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/httprunner/funplugin"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
+	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/builtin"
 	"github.com/httprunner/httprunner/v4/hrp/internal/sdk"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const (
 
 const projectInfoFile = "proj.json" // used for ensuring root project
 
-func initPlugin(path string, logOn bool) (plugin funplugin.IPlugin, err error) {
+func initPlugin(path, venv string, logOn bool) (plugin funplugin.IPlugin, err error) {
 	// plugin file not found
 	if path == "" {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ func initPlugin(path string, logOn bool) (plugin funplugin.IPlugin, err error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	pluginOptions := []funplugin.Option{funplugin.WithLogOn(logOn)}
+
 	if strings.HasSuffix(pluginPath, ".py") {
 		// register funppy plugin
 		genPyPluginPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(pluginPath), PluginPySourceGenFile)
@@ -44,10 +47,21 @@ func initPlugin(path string, logOn bool) (plugin funplugin.IPlugin, err error) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		pluginPath = genPyPluginPath
+
+		// priority: specified > projectDir/.venv > $HOME/.hrp/venv
+		if venv == "" && builtin.IsFolderPathExists(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(pluginPath), ".venv")) {
+			venv = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(pluginPath), ".venv")
+		}
+		err = builtin.PrepareVenv(venv)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("prepare python3 venv failed")
+			return
+		}
+		pluginOptions = append(pluginOptions, funplugin.WithPython3(builtin.Python3Executable))
 	}
 
 	// found plugin file
-	plugin, err = funplugin.Init(pluginPath, funplugin.WithLogOn(logOn))
+	plugin, err = funplugin.Init(pluginPath, pluginOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("init plugin failed: %s", pluginPath)
 		return
diff --git a/hrp/runner.go b/hrp/runner.go
index 8290b1bf..46eb2af8 100644
--- a/hrp/runner.go
+++ b/hrp/runner.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type HRPRunner struct {
 	httpStatOn    bool
 	requestsLogOn bool
 	pluginLogOn   bool
+	venv          string
 	saveTests     bool
 	genHTMLReport bool
 	httpClient    *http.Client
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@ func (r *HRPRunner) SetPluginLogOn() *HRPRunner {
 	return r
 }
 
+// SetPython3Venv specifies python3 venv.
+func (r *HRPRunner) SetPython3Venv(venv string) *HRPRunner {
+	log.Info().Str("venv", venv).Msg("[init] SetPython3Venv")
+	r.venv = venv
+	return r
+}
+
 // SetProxyUrl configures the proxy URL, which is usually used to capture HTTP packets for debugging.
 func (r *HRPRunner) SetProxyUrl(proxyUrl string) *HRPRunner {
 	log.Info().Str("proxyUrl", proxyUrl).Msg("[init] SetProxyUrl")
@@ -235,7 +243,7 @@ func (r *HRPRunner) newCaseRunner(testcase *TestCase) (*testCaseRunner, error) {
 	}
 
 	// init parser plugin
-	plugin, err := initPlugin(testcase.Config.Path, r.pluginLogOn)
+	plugin, err := initPlugin(testcase.Config.Path, r.venv, r.pluginLogOn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "init plugin failed")
 	}