old_contents: import xmlrpclib
  from socket import gaierror, error
  
  VERSION_OK = "0.6.32"  # this gets overwritten to current v. after XML RPC call
  
  try:
      pypi = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('https://pypi.python.org/pypi')
      VERSION_OK = pypi.package_releases('ricecooker')[0]
  except (gaierror, error):
      pass
  
  VERSION_OK_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is up-to-date."
  VERSION_SOFT_WARNING = "0.6.21"
  VERSION_SOFT_WARNING_MESSAGE = "You are using Ricecooker v{}, however v{} is available. You should consider upgrading your Ricecooker."
  VERSION_HARD_WARNING = "0.3.13"
  VERSION_HARD_WARNING_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is deprecated. Any channels created with this version will be unlinked with any future upgrades. You are strongly recommended to upgrade to v{}."
  VERSION_ERROR = None
  VERSION_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is no longer compatible. You must upgrade to v{} to continue."
  
new_contents: import xmlrpclib
  from socket import gaierror, error
  
  VERSION_OK = "0.6.32"  # this gets overwritten to current v. after XML RPC call
  
  try:
      pypi = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('https://pypi.python.org/pypi')
      VERSION_OK = pypi.package_releases('ricecooker')[0]
  except (gaierror, error):
      pass
  
  VERSION_OK_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is up-to-date."
  VERSION_SOFT_WARNING = "0.6.30"
  VERSION_SOFT_WARNING_MESSAGE = "You are using Ricecooker v{}, however v{} is available. You should consider upgrading your Ricecooker."
  VERSION_HARD_WARNING = "0.6.21"
  VERSION_HARD_WARNING_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is deprecated. Any channels created with this version will be unlinked with any future upgrades. You are strongly recommended to upgrade to v{}."
  VERSION_ERROR = None
  VERSION_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Ricecooker v{} is no longer compatible. You must upgrade to v{} to continue."
  
subject: set the VERSION_HARD_WARNING instead