diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -2093,6 +2093,8 @@
 
    Of course, parts are not generated if Vi or Ei is not present.
 */
+static PyObject *
+dict_keys_inorder(PyObject *, int );
 static int
 compiler_try_except(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
 {
@@ -2134,6 +2136,15 @@
         }
         ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
         if (handler->v.ExceptHandler.name) {
+            /*
+            printf("except name: %s\n",
+                   PyUnicode_AsUTF8(handler->v.ExceptHandler.name));
+            printf("locals: %s\n", PyObject_REPR(c->u->u_varnames));
+            printf("locals2: %s\n", PyObject_REPR(dict_keys_inorder(c->u->u_varnames, 0)));
+            */
+            if (PySequence_Contains(dict_keys_inorder(c->u->u_varnames, 0),
+                                    handler->v.ExceptHandler.name) == 1)
+                printf("SyntaxWarning!\n");
             basicblock *cleanup_end, *cleanup_body;
 
             cleanup_end = compiler_new_block(c);