diff -Nru pluma-1.20.1/debian/changelog pluma-1.20.1/debian/changelog
--- pluma-1.20.1/debian/changelog	2018-04-09 08:23:20.000000000 +0000
+++ pluma-1.20.1/debian/changelog	2018-04-25 10:51:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+pluma (1.20.1-3ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/patches:
+    + Add 0001_disable_python_plugins.patch. Disable Python plugins because
+      libpeas only supports Python3 and the Python plugins in Pluma only
+      support Python2. (LP: #1743133) (LP: #1743137)
+
+ -- Martin Wimpress <martin.wimpress@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:51:50 +0100
+
 pluma (1.20.1-2ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/control:
diff -Nru pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/0001_disable_python_plugins.patch pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/0001_disable_python_plugins.patch
--- pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/0001_disable_python_plugins.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/0001_disable_python_plugins.patch	2018-04-25 10:50:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Author: Wolfgang Ulbrich <mate@raveit.de>
+Description: Disable Python plugins because libpeas only supports Python3 and the Python plugins in Pluma only support Python2.
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 8ccb37d..177d305 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ else
+ 	have_introspection=no
+ fi
+ 
+-AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7])
+-
+ dnl ================================================================
+ dnl GSettings related settings
+ dnl ================================================================
+@@ -233,21 +231,9 @@ pixmaps/Makefile
+ plugins/Makefile
+ plugins/changecase/Makefile
+ plugins/docinfo/Makefile
+-plugins/externaltools/data/Makefile
+-plugins/externaltools/Makefile
+-plugins/externaltools/scripts/Makefile
+-plugins/externaltools/tools/Makefile
+ plugins/filebrowser/Makefile
+ plugins/filebrowser/org.mate.pluma.plugins.filebrowser.gschema.xml
+ plugins/modelines/Makefile
+-plugins/pythonconsole/Makefile
+-plugins/pythonconsole/pythonconsole/Makefile
+-plugins/quickopen/Makefile
+-plugins/quickopen/quickopen/Makefile
+-plugins/snippets/data/lang/Makefile
+-plugins/snippets/data/Makefile
+-plugins/snippets/Makefile
+-plugins/snippets/snippets/Makefile
+ plugins/sort/Makefile
+ plugins/spell/Makefile
+ plugins/spell/org.mate.pluma.plugins.spell.gschema.xml
+diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
+index 28ae891..c80139c 100644
+--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
++++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
+ DIST_SUBDIRS =		\
+ 	changecase 	\
+ 	docinfo 	\
+-	externaltools	\
+ 	filebrowser 	\
+ 	modelines	\
+-	pythonconsole	\
+-	quickopen	\
+-	snippets	\
+ 	sort 		\
+ 	spell 		\
+ 	taglist 	\
+@@ -16,12 +12,8 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS =		\
+ SUBDIRS = 		\
+ 	changecase	\
+ 	docinfo		\
+-	externaltools	\
+ 	filebrowser	\
+ 	modelines	\
+-	pythonconsole	\
+-	quickopen	\
+-	snippets	\
+ 	sort		\
+ 	taglist		\
+ 	time		\
diff -Nru pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/series pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/series
--- pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ pluma-1.20.1/debian/patches/series	2018-04-25 10:46:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0001_disable_python_plugins.patch