1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/commands.py b/Lib/commands.py
index cfbb541cfd..858b3d6f35 100644
--- a/Lib/commands.py
+++ b/Lib/commands.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ __all__ = ["getstatusoutput","getoutput","getstatus"]
 #
 def getstatus(file):
     """Return output of "ls -ld <file>" in a string."""
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warn("commands.getstatus() is deprecated", DeprecationWarning, 2)
     return getoutput('ls -ld' + mkarg(file))
 
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ def getstatusoutput(cmd):
 # Make command argument from directory and pathname (prefix space, add quotes).
 #
 def mk2arg(head, x):
+    from warnings import warnpy3k
+    warnpy3k("In 3.x, mk2arg has been removed.")
     import os
     return mkarg(os.path.join(head, x))
 
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ def mk2arg(head, x):
 # with backslash.
 #
 def mkarg(x):
+    from warnings import warnpy3k
+    warnpy3k("in 3.x, mkarg has been removed.")
     if '\'' not in x:
         return ' \'' + x + '\''
     s = ' "'