Merge from 3.x: PR #4177

Fixes #4172
spyder-ide · Feb 22, 2017 · 8b2b222 · 8b2b222
2 parents 915d5de + 1bf9c6c
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diff --git a/spyder/plugins/externalconsole.py b/spyder/plugins/externalconsole.py
@@ -706,6 +706,11 @@ def process_started(self, shell_id):
         self.tabwidget.setTabIcon(index, icon)
         if self.help is not None:
             self.help.set_shell(shell.shell)
+        shell.shell.write("NOTE: The Python console is going to "
+                          "be REMOVED in Spyder 3.2. Please start "
+                          "to migrate your work to the "
+                          "IPython console instead.\n\n", prompt=True)
+        shell.shell.new_prompt("")
 
     def process_finished(self, shell_id):
         index = self.get_shell_index_from_id(shell_id)