[Python-Dev] switching on -3 from within a program?

[Anthon van der Neut]

With a minor modification to the Makefile I was able to get mod_wsgi
v2.3 to work with python2.6rc1.
I promptly got a warning in my apache log files on the depcrecated use
of 'sha' in the paste's cookie module, good! And easily fixed.

After that I was looking for a way to switch on the -3 warnings from
within my code to have extra warnings show up in my apache log file.

After reading some documentation I tried from the python2.6 prompt:

import sys
sys.py3kwarning = True
x = { 'abc': 1 }; x.has_key('abc')

which does not give a warning (starting python2.6 with the -3 option of
course does).

Is there anyway to switch this on from within a program with a Python
statement?
If not, would I need to make a small C-extension module (to be imported
as the first module) that sets Py_Py3WarningFlag or something else at
the C level, or would that better be done by mod_wsgi's C code.

Regards
Anthon