1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index 0e5169cbc4..0af679f730 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ instead.  It mirrors the Oracle Berkeley DB C API.
 import sys
 absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
 
+if sys.py3kwarning:
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warnpy3k("in 3.x, bsddb has been removed; "
+                      "please use the pybsddb project instead",
+                      DeprecationWarning, 2)
+
 try:
     if __name__ == 'bsddb3':
         # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from