diff --git a/pyfa.py b/pyfa.py
index d78fc55ed..4b2b4f13e 100755
--- a/pyfa.py
+++ b/pyfa.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 import sys
 
 if not hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
+
+    if sys.version_info < (2,6) or sys.version_info > (3,0):
+        print "Pyfa requires python 2.x branch ( >= 2.6 )\nExiting."
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     try:
         import wxversion
         wxversion.ensureMinimal('2.8')