diff --git a/.github/config-schema.json b/.github/config-schema.json
index 111fb0650..19b284087 100644
--- a/.github/config-schema.json
+++ b/.github/config-schema.json
@@ -1459,9 +1459,15 @@
         "pyenv_prefix": "pyenv ",
         "pyenv_version_name": false,
         "python_binary": [
-          "python",
-          "python3",
-          "python2"
+          [
+            "python"
+          ],
+          [
+            "python3"
+          ],
+          [
+            "python2"
+          ]
         ],
         "style": "yellow bold",
         "symbol": "🐍 ",
@@ -5325,13 +5331,19 @@
         },
         "python_binary": {
           "default": [
-            "python",
-            "python3",
-            "python2"
+            [
+              "python"
+            ],
+            [
+              "python3"
+            ],
+            [
+              "python2"
+            ]
           ],
           "allOf": [
             {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/Either_for_Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String_and_Array_of_Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String"
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -5400,6 +5412,19 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
+    "Either_for_Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String_and_Array_of_Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "Either_for_String_and_Array_of_String": {
       "anyOf": [
         {
diff --git a/src/configs/python.rs b/src/configs/python.rs
index f85f5c7c4..c894180b8 100644
--- a/src/configs/python.rs
+++ b/src/configs/python.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct PythonConfig<'a> {
     pub pyenv_version_name: bool,
     pub pyenv_prefix: &'a str,
-    pub python_binary: VecOr<&'a str>,
+    pub python_binary: VecOr<VecOr<&'a str>>,
     pub format: &'a str,
     pub version_format: &'a str,
     pub style: &'a str,
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ impl Default for PythonConfig<'_> {
         PythonConfig {
             pyenv_version_name: false,
             pyenv_prefix: "pyenv ",
-            python_binary: VecOr(vec!["python", "python3", "python2"]),
+            python_binary: VecOr(vec![
+                VecOr(vec!["python"]),
+                VecOr(vec!["python3"]),
+                VecOr(vec!["python2"]),
+            ]),
             format: "via [${symbol}${pyenv_prefix}(${version} )(\\($virtualenv\\) )]($style)",
             version_format: "v${raw}",
             style: "yellow bold",
diff --git a/src/modules/python.rs b/src/modules/python.rs
index 5b4701e37..786984f60 100644
--- a/src/modules/python.rs
+++ b/src/modules/python.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,24 @@ fn get_pyenv_version(context: &Context) -> Option<String> {
 }
 
 fn get_python_version(context: &Context, config: &PythonConfig) -> Option<String> {
-    let version = config
+    config
         .python_binary
         .0
         .iter()
-        .find_map(|binary| context.exec_cmd(binary, &["--version"]))
-        .map(get_command_string_output)?;
+        .find_map(|binary| {
+            let command = binary.0.first()?;
+            let args: Vec<_> = binary
+                .0
+                .iter()
+                .skip(1)
+                .copied()
+                .chain(std::iter::once("--version"))
+                .collect();
 
-    parse_python_version(&version)
+            context.exec_cmd(command, &args)
+        })
+        .map(get_command_string_output)
+        .map(|output| parse_python_version(&output))?
 }
 
 fn parse_python_version(python_version_string: &str) -> Option<String> {