diff --git a/app/test-bbdev/test-bbdev.py b/app/test-bbdev/test-bbdev.py
index e127fb2eb..5ae2dc6c4 100755
--- a/app/test-bbdev/test-bbdev.py
+++ b/app/test-bbdev/test-bbdev.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ def kill(process):
     print("ERROR: Test app timed out")
     process.kill()
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
 if "RTE_SDK" in os.environ:
     dpdk_path = os.environ["RTE_SDK"]
 else:
diff --git a/app/test-cmdline/cmdline_test.py b/app/test-cmdline/cmdline_test.py
index 3a8fac426..954428e2b 100755
--- a/app/test-cmdline/cmdline_test.py
+++ b/app/test-cmdline/cmdline_test.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ def runTest(child, test):
         return 0
     child.expect(test["Result"], 1)
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
 
 #
 # history test is a special case
diff --git a/app/test/autotest.py b/app/test/autotest.py
index b42f48879..cf7584ccd 100644
--- a/app/test/autotest.py
+++ b/app/test/autotest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ def usage():
     usage()
     sys.exit(1)
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
 target = sys.argv[2]
 
 test_whitelist = None
diff --git a/devtools/update_version_map_abi.py b/devtools/update_version_map_abi.py
index e2104e61e..80a61641e 100755
--- a/devtools/update_version_map_abi.py
+++ b/devtools/update_version_map_abi.py
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ def __generate_internal_abi(f_out, lines):
     print("};", file=f_out)
 
 def __main():
+    if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+        print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
     arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='Merge versions in linker version script.')
 
diff --git a/usertools/cpu_layout.py b/usertools/cpu_layout.py
index 6f129b1db..5423c7965 100755
--- a/usertools/cpu_layout.py
+++ b/usertools/cpu_layout.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 except NameError:
     xrange = range # Python 3
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
 sockets = []
 cores = []
 core_map = {}
diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
index dc008823f..86b6b53c4 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 import subprocess
 from os.path import exists, abspath, dirname, basename
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
 # The PCI base class for all devices
 network_class = {'Class': '02', 'Vendor': None, 'Device': None,
                     'SVendor': None, 'SDevice': None}
diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-pmdinfo.py b/usertools/dpdk-pmdinfo.py
index 12f20735e..f9ed75517 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-pmdinfo.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-pmdinfo.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 pcidb = None
 
 # ===========================================
-
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+        print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
 
 class Vendor:
     """
diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
index 35edb7cd2..98d28fa89 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 except NameError:
     raw_input = input  # Python 3
 
+if sys.version_info.major < 3:
+    print("WARNING: Python 2 is deprecated for use in DPDK, and will not work in future releases.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use Python 3 instead", file=sys.stderr)
+
 class Socket:
 
     def __init__(self):