diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index 66170aa5ab..db26a4cedf 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -83,14 +83,24 @@ pub async fn pip_compile(
         WORKER_CONFIG.read().await.pip_local_dependencies.as_ref()
     {
         let deps = pip_local_dependencies.clone();
+        let compiled_deps = deps.iter().map(|dep| {
+            let compiled_dep = Regex::new(dep);
+            match compiled_dep {
+                Ok(compiled_dep) => Some(compiled_dep),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!("regex compilation failed for Python local dependency: '{}' - it will be ignored", e);
+                    return None;
+                }
+            }
+        }).filter(|dep_maybe| dep_maybe.is_some()).map(|dep| dep.unwrap()).collect::<Vec<Regex>>();
         requirements
             .lines()
             .filter(|s| {
-                if !deps.contains(&s.to_string()) {
-                    return true;
-                } else {
+                if compiled_deps.iter().any(|dep| dep.is_match(s)) {
                     logs.push_str(&format!("\nignoring local dependency: {}", s));
                     return false;
+                } else {
+                    return true;
                 }
             })
             .join("\n")
@@ -566,7 +576,7 @@ async fn handle_python_deps(
     };
 
     if requirements.len() > 0 {
-        additional_python_paths = handle_python_reqs(
+        let mut venv_path = handle_python_reqs(
             requirements
                 .split("\n")
                 .filter(|x| !x.starts_with("--"))
@@ -582,6 +592,7 @@ async fn handle_python_deps(
             worker_dir,
         )
         .await?;
+        additional_python_paths.append(&mut venv_path);
     }
     Ok(additional_python_paths)
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/Section.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/Section.svelte
index 98a26b63b1..daaaba4830 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/Section.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/Section.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { AlertTriangle, ChevronDown, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import Tooltip from './Tooltip.svelte'
 
 	export let label: string | undefined = undefined
 	export let tooltip: string | undefined = undefined
 	export let eeOnly = false
+
+	export let collapsable: boolean = false
+	let collapsed: boolean = true
 </script>
 
 <div class="w-full">
 	<div class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center mb-2">
 		<h2 class="text-base font-semibold flex flex-row gap-1">
-			{label}
+			{#if collapsable}
+				<button class="flex items-center gap-1" on:click={() => (collapsed = !collapsed)}>
+					{#if collapsed}
+						<ChevronRight size={16} />
+					{:else}
+						<ChevronDown size={16} />
+					{/if}
+					{label}
+				</button>
+			{:else}
+				{label}
+			{/if}
+
 			<slot name="header" />
 			{#if tooltip}
 				<Tooltip>{tooltip}</Tooltip>
@@ -27,7 +42,7 @@
 		</h2>
 		<slot name="action" />
 	</div>
-	<div class={$$props.class}>
+	<div class={collapsable && collapsed ? `hidden ${$$props.class}` : `${$$props.class}`}>
 		<slot />
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceGroup.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceGroup.svelte
index d55ccd67f3..804cda91d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceGroup.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkspaceGroup.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 				priority_tags?: Map<string, number>
 				cache_clear?: number
 				init_bash?: string
+				additional_python_paths?: string[]
+				pip_local_dependencies?: string[]
 		  }
 	export let activeWorkers: number
 	export let customTags: string[] | undefined
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@
 		init_bash?: string
 		env_vars_static?: Map<string, string>
 		env_vars_allowlist?: string[]
+		additional_python_paths?: string[]
+		pip_local_dependencies?: string[]
 	} = {}
 
 	function loadNConfig() {
@@ -402,11 +406,110 @@
 				>
 			{/if}
 		{/if}
+
+		<div class="mt-8" />
+		<Section
+			label="Python runtime settings"
+			collapsable={true}
+			tooltip="Add Python runtime specific settings like additional python paths and PIP local dependencies"
+		>
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-3 gap-y-2 pb-2 max-w">
+				<span class="text-sm text-primary">Additional Python Paths</span>
+				{#each nconfig.additional_python_paths ?? [] as additional_python_path, i}
+					<div class="flex gap-1 items-center">
+						<input
+							type="text"
+							placeholder="/path/to/python3.X/site-packages"
+							bind:value={additional_python_path}
+						/>
+						<button
+							class="rounded-full bg-surface/60 hover:bg-gray-200"
+							aria-label="Clear"
+							on:click={() => {
+								if (
+									nconfig.additional_python_paths === undefined ||
+									nconfig.additional_python_paths.length == 0
+								) {
+									return
+								}
+								nconfig.additional_python_paths.splice(i, 1)
+								nconfig.additional_python_paths = [...nconfig.additional_python_paths]
+								dirty = true
+							}}
+						>
+							<X size={14} />
+						</button>
+					</div>
+				{/each}
+				<div class="flex">
+					<Button
+						variant="contained"
+						color="blue"
+						size="xs"
+						startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+						on:click={() => {
+							if (nconfig.additional_python_paths === undefined) {
+								nconfig.additional_python_paths = []
+							}
+							nconfig.additional_python_paths.push('')
+							nconfig.additional_python_paths = [...nconfig.additional_python_paths]
+							dirty = true
+						}}
+					>
+						Add Additional Python Path
+					</Button>
+				</div>
+
+				<span class="text-sm text-primary">PIP local dependencies</span>
+				{#each nconfig.pip_local_dependencies ?? [] as pip_local_dependency, i}
+					<div class="flex gap-1 items-center">
+						<input type="text" placeholder="httpx" bind:value={pip_local_dependency} />
+						<button
+							class="rounded-full bg-surface/60 hover:bg-gray-200"
+							aria-label="Clear"
+							on:click={() => {
+								if (
+									nconfig.pip_local_dependencies === undefined ||
+									nconfig.pip_local_dependencies.length == 0
+								) {
+									return
+								}
+								nconfig.pip_local_dependencies.splice(i, 1)
+								nconfig.pip_local_dependencies = [...nconfig.pip_local_dependencies]
+								dirty = true
+							}}
+						>
+							<X size={14} />
+						</button>
+					</div>
+				{/each}
+				<div class="flex">
+					<Button
+						variant="contained"
+						color="blue"
+						size="xs"
+						startIcon={{ icon: Plus }}
+						on:click={() => {
+							if (nconfig.pip_local_dependencies === undefined) {
+								nconfig.pip_local_dependencies = []
+							}
+							nconfig.pip_local_dependencies.push('')
+							nconfig.pip_local_dependencies = [...nconfig.pip_local_dependencies]
+							dirty = true
+						}}
+					>
+						Add PIP local dependency
+					</Button>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</Section>
+
 		<div class="mt-8" />
 
 		<Section
-			label="Worker Environment Variables"
-			tooltip="Add static and dynamic environment variables to workers. Dynamic environment variable values will be loaded from the worker host environment variables while static environment variables will be set directly from their values below."
+			label="Environment Variables passed to Jobs"
+			collapsable={true}
+			tooltip="Add static and dynamic environment variables that will be passed to jobs handled by this worker group. Dynamic environment variable values will be loaded from the worker host environment variables while static environment variables will be set directly from their values below."
 		>
 			<div class="flex flex-col gap-3 gap-y-2 pb-2 max-w">
 				{#each customEnvVars as envvar, i}