diff --git a/envs.py b/envs.py
index 0fd0db4..03aa67a 100644
--- a/envs.py
+++ b/envs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
 
@@ -8,39 +7,44 @@
 import sys
 import idaapi
 
-
-def root_path():
-    return os.path.abspath(os.sep)
-
-
 def detect_env():
+    """
+    Detect and load a Python virtual environment if present.
+    """
+    print("Detecting python virtual environment...")
+
     try:
-        print("Detecting Virtualenv envs")
         path = activate_virtualenv_env(None, False)
-        print("Virtualenv env activated: " + str(path))
+        print(" - Virtualenv activated: %s" % path)
         return True
     except ValueError as e:
-        print(e.message)
+        print(" - Virtualenv: %s" % e)
+
     try:
-        print("Detecting Conda envs")
         path = activate_conda_env(None, None, False)
-        print("Conda env activated: " + str(path))
+        print(" - Conda env activated: %s" % path)
         return True
     except ValueError as e:
-        print(e.message)
-    return False
+        print(" - Conda: %s" % e)
 
+    return False
 
 def activate_virtualenv_env(virtualenv=None, interactive=True):
+    """
+    Activate a Virtualenv based virtual environment.
+    """
     folder = "Scripts" if os.name == "nt" else "bin"
+
     if virtualenv == None:
         virtualenv = os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV")
+
         if not virtualenv and interactive:
             default_virtualenv = os.path.join(idaapi.get_user_idadir(), "virtualenv")
             virtualenv = idaapi.askstr(0, default_virtualenv, "Select a virtualenv")
 
     if not virtualenv:
-        raise ValueError("No virtualenv env")
+        raise ValueError("No active virtualenv")
+
     if not os.path.isdir(virtualenv):
         raise ValueError("This path is not a dir: " + virtualenv)
 
@@ -48,23 +52,27 @@ def activate_virtualenv_env(virtualenv=None, interactive=True):
     if not os.path.isfile(virtualenv_script):
         raise ValueError('Enable to find "' + folder + os.sep + 'activate_this.py" in virtualenv: ' + virtualenv)
 
-    execfile(virtualenv_script, dict(__file__=virtualenv_script))
+    with open(virtualenv_script) as infile:
+        exec(infile.read(), dict(__file__=virtualenv_script))
 
     return virtualenv
 
-
 def activate_conda_env(base=None, env=None, interactive=True):
+    """
+    Activate a Conda based virtual environment.
+    """
     folder = "Scripts" if os.name == "nt" else "bin"
 
     # Get env
     if env == None:
         env = os.environ.get("CONDA_PREFIX")
         if not env and interactive:
-            env = idaapi.askstr(0, root_path(), "Select a env")
+            root_path = os.path.abspath(os.sep)
+            env = idaapi.askstr(0, root_path, "Select a env")
 
     # Check env
     if not env:
-        raise ValueError("No Conda env")
+        raise ValueError("No active Conda env")
     if not os.path.isdir(env):
         raise ValueError("This path is not a dir: " + env)
 
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ def activate_conda_env(base=None, env=None, interactive=True):
     site.addsitedir(site_packages)
     sys.real_prefix = sys.prefix
     sys.prefix = env
+
     # Move the added items to the front of the path:
     new_sys_path = []
     for item in list(sys.path):
@@ -97,3 +106,7 @@ def activate_conda_env(base=None, env=None, interactive=True):
     sys.path[:0] = new_sys_path
 
     return env
+
+# make the env activation functions accessible to the IDA console (7.0+)
+sys.modules["__main__"].activate_virtualenv_env = activate_virtualenv_env
+sys.modules["__main__"].activate_conda_env = activate_conda_env
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