Index: Lib/sqlite3/test/dbapi.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/sqlite3/test/dbapi.py	(revision 83717)
+++ Lib/sqlite3/test/dbapi.py	(working copy)
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
                          sqlite.paramstyle)
 
     def CheckWarning(self):
-        self.assert_(issubclass(sqlite.Warning, Exception),
-                     "Warning is not a subclass of Exception")
+        self.assert_(issubclass(sqlite.Warning, Warning),
+                     "Warning is not a subclass of built in Warning")
 
     def CheckError(self):
         self.assertTrue(issubclass(sqlite.Error, Exception),
Index: Modules/_sqlite/module.c
===================================================================
--- Modules/_sqlite/module.c	(revision 83717)
+++ Modules/_sqlite/module.c	(working copy)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
     }
     PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "Error", pysqlite_Error);
 
-    if (!(pysqlite_Warning = PyErr_NewException(MODULE_NAME ".Warning", PyExc_Exception, NULL))) {
+    if (!(pysqlite_Warning = PyErr_NewException(MODULE_NAME ".Warning", PyExc_Warning, NULL))) {
         goto error;
     }
     PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "Warning", pysqlite_Warning);