Why does Vim ignore my modeline values?

Question

I\'m using a Python file with the following modeline at the end:

# vim: sts=4:ts=4:sw=4

If I start Vim with this file the modeline is ignor

Answer 1

I tracked the problem to a local plugin, called local_vimrc.vim. The fact that modeline does not work is a side-effect of the plugin.