diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 8d1163ea0004b8..2c1d6fb3aebf39 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ def test_sys_exc_clear(self):
         with check_py3k_warnings() as w:
             self.assertWarning(sys.exc_clear(), w, expected)
 
+    def test_sys_exc_info(self):
+        expected = 'sys.exc_info() not supported in 3.x; use except clauses'
+        with check_py3k_warnings() as w:
+            self.assertWarning(sys.exc_info(), w, expected)
+
     def test_methods_members(self):
         expected = '__members__ and __methods__ not supported in 3.x'
         class C:
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index 54692364b0f554..48ad808e394070 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -2409,6 +2409,11 @@ ast_for_flow_stmt(struct compiling *c, const node *n)
                              n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
             }
             else if (NCH(ch) == 4) {
+                if (Py_Py3kWarningFlag &&
+                    !ast_3x_warn(c, n, "the  raise clause with three components is not supported in 3.x", 
+                                 "use 'raise' with a single object")) {
+                        return NULL;
+                }
                 expr_ty expr1, expr2;
 
                 expr1 = ast_for_expr(c, CHILD(ch, 1));
@@ -3059,6 +3064,20 @@ ast_for_except_clause(struct compiling *c, const node *exc, node *body)
         asdl_seq *suite_seq;
         expr_ty expression;
         expr_ty e = ast_for_expr(c, CHILD(exc, 3));
+        expr_ty as_or_comma = ast_for_expr(c, CHILD(exc, 2));
+
+        if (TYPE(CHILD(exc, 2)) == COMMA)
+            if (Py_Py3kWarningFlag &&
+                    !ast_3x_warn(c, exc, "the commas syntax for the except clause is not supported in 3.x", 
+                                 "use the 'as' syntax instead")) {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+        if (e == Tuple_kind)
+            if (Py_Py3kWarningFlag &&
+                    !ast_3x_warn(c, exc, "Iterable exceptions are  not supported in 3.x", 
+                                 "access the arguments through the 'args' attribute instead")) {
+                return NULL;
+            }
         if (!e)
             return NULL;
         if (!set_context(c, e, Store, CHILD(exc, 3)))
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index fdb7af2f5f6764..ccaefd91326742 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(excepthook_doc,
 static PyObject *
 sys_exc_info(PyObject *self, PyObject *noargs)
 {
+    if (Py_Py3kWarningFlag) {
+        if (PyErr_WarnExplicit_WithFix(PyExc_Py3xWarning, 
+                                      "sys.exc_info() not supported in 3.x", 
+                                      "use except clauses", NULL, NULL, 
+                                      NULL, NULL)) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
     PyThreadState *tstate;
     tstate = PyThreadState_GET();
     return Py_BuildValue(