diff --git a/samba.changes b/samba.changes
index 34e308f..d14b341 100644
--- a/samba.changes
+++ b/samba.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 26 22:09:49 UTC 2018 - aaptel@suse.com
+
+- Disable python until full python3 port is done; (bsc#1082139);
+  + Remove package samba-python
+  + Remove package libsamba-policy0
+  + Remove package libsamba-policy-devel
+  + Remove library libsamba-python-samba4.so from samba-libs package
+  + Remove library libsamba-net-samba4.so from samba-libs package
+  + Remove smbtorture binary and manpage
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 23 15:27:07 UTC 2018 - dmulder@suse.com
 
diff --git a/samba.spec b/samba.spec
index bf764c6..dac9e25 100644
--- a/samba.spec
+++ b/samba.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@
 
 %{!?_tmpfilesdir:%global _tmpfilesdir /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d}
 
+%if 0%{?sle_version} >= 150000 && !0%{?is_opensuse}
+# SLE15 dropped python2 (bsc#1082139)
+# disabling all python things until full python3 port is done
+# this removes:
+# - package samba-python
+# - package libsamba-policy0
+# - package libsamba-policy-devel
+# - file libsamba-python-samba4.so from pkg samba-libs
+# - file libsamba-net-samba4.so    from pkg samba-libs
+# - bin & manpage of smbtorture    from pkg samba-test
+%define with_python 0
+%else
+%define with_python 1
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1140 && 0%{?suse_version} != 1315
 %define         build_ctdb_pmda 1
 %endif
@@ -330,6 +345,7 @@ and Wireshark to parse IDL and similar protocols
 Source Timestamp: %{SOURCE_TIMESTAMP}
 Branch:         %{BRANCH}
 
+%if %{with_python}
 
 %package python
 Summary:        Samba Python libraries
@@ -348,6 +364,7 @@ that use SMB, RPC and other Samba provided protocols in Python programs.
 Source Timestamp: %{SOURCE_TIMESTAMP}
 Branch:         %{BRANCH}
 
+%endif
 
 %package test
 Summary:        Testing tools for Samba servers and clients
@@ -728,6 +745,7 @@ Source Timestamp: %{SOURCE_TIMESTAMP}
 Branch:         %{BRANCH}
 
 
+%if %{with_python}
 %package -n libsamba-policy0
 Summary:        Active Directory Group Policy library
 License:        GPL-3.0+
@@ -752,6 +770,7 @@ applications that want to make use of libsamba-policy.
 Source Timestamp: %{SOURCE_TIMESTAMP}
 Branch:         %{BRANCH}
 
+%endif
 
 %package -n libsamba-util0
 Summary:        Samba utility function library
@@ -1112,6 +1131,9 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="\
 %endif
 %if ! %{with_dc}
 	--without-ad-dc \
+%endif
+%if ! %{with_python}
+	--disable-python
 %endif
 	--bundled-libraries=NONE,socket_wrapper,cmocka,${bundled_libraries_extra} \
 "
@@ -1542,8 +1564,10 @@ fi
 %postun -n libsamba-hostconfig0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post   -n libsamba-passdb0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libsamba-passdb0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%if %{with_python}
 %post   -n libsamba-policy0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libsamba-policy0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%endif
 %post   -n libsamba-util0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libsamba-util0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %post   -n libsamdb0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -1952,11 +1976,13 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-cluster-support-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-debug-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-modules-samba4.so
-%{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-net-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-security-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-sockets-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba3-util-samba4.so
+%if %{with_python}
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-python-samba4.so
+%{_libdir}/samba/libsamba-net-samba4.so
+%endif
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsamdb-common-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libsecrets3-samba4.so
 %{_libdir}/samba/libserver-id-db-samba4.so
@@ -2002,9 +2028,13 @@ fi
 %exclude %dir %{perl_vendorlib}/Parse/Yapp
 %exclude %{perl_vendorlib}/Parse/Yapp/Driver.pm
 
+%if %{with_python}
 %files python
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python_sitearch}/*
+%else
+%exclude %{python_sitearch}/samba/third_party/*
+%endif
 
 %files test
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -2012,13 +2042,15 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/locktest
 %{_bindir}/masktest
 %{_bindir}/ndrdump
+%if %{with_python}
 %{_bindir}/smbtorture
+%{_mandir}/man1/smbtorture.1.*
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/vfstest
 %{_mandir}/man1/gentest.1.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/locktest.1.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/masktest.1.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/ndrdump.1.*
-%{_mandir}/man1/smbtorture.1.*
 %{_mandir}/man1/vfstest.1.*
 
 %files winbind -f filelist-samba-winbind
@@ -2339,6 +2371,8 @@ fi
 %_includedir/samba-4.0/passdb.h
 %_libdir/libsamba-passdb.so
 
+%if %{with_python}
+
 %files -n libsamba-policy0
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %_libdir/libsamba-policy.so.0*
@@ -2350,6 +2384,8 @@ fi
 %_libdir/libsamba-policy.so
 %_libdir/pkgconfig/samba-policy.pc
 
+%endif
+
 %files -n libsamba-util0
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %_libdir/libsamba-util.so.0*