diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 177face0..01f109dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ Please read the [contributors' guide](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/blob/ma
 For the Jasmine NPM module:<br>
 [https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-npm](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-npm).
 
+For the Jasmine browser runner:<br>
+[https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-browser](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-browser).
+
 For the Jasmine Ruby Gem:<br>
 [https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-gem](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-gem).
 
-For the Jasmine Python Egg:<br>
-[https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-py](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-py).
-
 For the Jasmine headless browser gulp plugin:<br>
 [https://github.com/jasmine/gulp-jasmine-browser](https://github.com/jasmine/gulp-jasmine-browser).
 
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/core.py b/lib/jasmine-core/core.py
index 226c95d7..f58b57cb 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/core.py
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/core.py
@@ -1,4 +1,33 @@
 import pkg_resources
+import os
+
+if 'SUPPRESS_JASMINE_DEPRECATION' not in os.environ:
+    print('DEPRECATION WARNING:\n' +
+        '\n' +
+        'The Jasmine packages for Python are deprecated. There will be no further\n' +
+        'releases after the end of the Jasmine 3.x series. We recommend migrating to the\n' +
+        'following options:\n' +
+        '\n' +
+        '* jasmine-browser-runner (<https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-browser>,\n' +
+        '  `npm install jasmine-browser-runner`) to run specs in browsers, including\n' +
+        '  headless Chrome and Saucelabs. This is the most direct replacement for the\n' +
+        '  jasmine server` and `jasmine ci` commands provided by the `jasmine` Python\n' +
+        '  package.\n' +
+        '* The jasmine npm package (<https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-npm>,\n' +
+        '  `npm install jasmine`) to run specs under Node.js.\n' +
+        '* The standalone distribution from the latest Jasmine release\n' +
+        '  <https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases> to run specs in browsers with\n' +
+        '  no additional tools.\n' +
+        '* The jasmine-core npm package (`npm install jasmine-core`) if all you need is\n' +
+        '  the Jasmine assets. This is the direct equivalent of the jasmine-core Python\n' +
+        '  package.\n' +
+        '\n' +
+        'Except for the standalone distribution, all of the above are distributed through\n' +
+        'npm.\n' +
+    	 '\n' +
+    	 'To prevent this message from appearing, set the SUPPRESS_JASMINE_DEPRECATION\n' +
+		 'environment variable.\n')
+
 
 try:
     from collections import OrderedDict
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d258ccfe..eab51064 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,15 +4,41 @@ import json
 with open('package.json') as packageFile:
   version = json.load(packageFile)['version']
 
+short_description=('Jasmine is a Behavior Driven Development testing framework for JavaScript. It does not rely on '+
+                  'browsers, DOM, or any JavaScript framework. Thus it\'s suited for websites, '+
+                  'Node.js (http://nodejs.org) projects, or anywhere that JavaScript can run.')
+deprecation=('The Jasmine packages for Python are deprecated. There will be no further\n' +
+             'releases after the end of the Jasmine 3.x series. We recommend migrating to the\n' +
+             'following options:\n' +
+             '\n' +
+             '* jasmine-browser-runner (<https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-browser>,\n' +
+             '  `npm install jasmine-browser-runner`) to run specs in browsers, including\n' +
+             '  headless Chrome and Saucelabs. This is the most direct replacement for the\n' +
+             '  jasmine server` and `jasmine ci` commands provided by the `jasmine` Python\n' +
+             '  package.\n' +
+             '* The jasmine npm package (<https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine-npm>,\n' +
+             '  `npm install jasmine`) to run specs under Node.js.\n' +
+             '* The standalone distribution from the latest Jasmine release\n' +
+             '  <https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/releases> to run specs in browsers with\n' +
+             '  no additional tools.\n' +
+             '* The jasmine-core npm package (`npm install jasmine-core`) if all you need is\n' +
+             '  the Jasmine assets. This is the direct equivalent of the jasmine-core Python\n' +
+             '  package.\n' +
+             '\n' +
+             'Except for the standalone distribution, all of the above are distributed through\n'
+             'npm.\n')
+long_description = short_description + '\n\n' + deprecation
+
+
 setup(
     name="jasmine-core",
     version=version,
     url="http://jasmine.github.io",
     author="Pivotal Labs",
     author_email="jasmine-js@googlegroups.com",
-    description=('Jasmine is a Behavior Driven Development testing framework for JavaScript. It does not rely on '+
-                 'browsers, DOM, or any JavaScript framework. Thus it\'s suited for websites, '+
-                 'Node.js (http://nodejs.org) projects, or anywhere that JavaScript can run.'),
+    description=short_description,
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/plain',
     license='MIT',
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',