--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2020-04-28 15:29:38.730561529 +0200
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2020-04-28 15:44:21.899330662 +0200
@@ -848,13 +848,17 @@
 #<< JPEG, TIFF
 
 #<< PYTHON
-#set(PythonLibs_FIND_VERSION 2)
-find_package(PythonInterp 2)
-find_package(PythonLibs 2 REQUIRED)
-if (PYTHON_LIBRARY)
-	message("Python Library Found OK")
-	set(HAVE_PYTHON ON)
-	set(COMPILE_PYTHON ON)
+if (HAVE_PYTHON OR NOT DEFINED HAVE_PYTHON)
+	#set(PythonLibs_FIND_VERSION 2)
+	find_package(PythonInterp 2)
+	find_package(PythonLibs 2 REQUIRED)
+	if (PYTHON_LIBRARY)
+		message("Python Library Found OK")
+		set(HAVE_PYTHON ON)
+		set(COMPILE_PYTHON ON)
+	endif()
+else()
+	set(COMPILE_PYTHON OFF)
 endif()
 #>> PYTHON

--- a/scribus/plugins/CMakeLists.txt	2020-04-28 15:52:25.959316216 +0200
+++ b/scribus/plugins/CMakeLists.txt	2020-04-28 16:10:26.680722442 +0200
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 add_subdirectory(saveastemplateplugin)
 if(NOT WANT_SCRIPTER2)
   #scripter1
-  if(NOT WIN32)
+  if(HAVE_PYTHON AND NOT WIN32)
     message(STATUS "Building with Scripter 1")
     add_subdirectory(scriptplugin)
   endif()