commit a note about 2to3

diff --git a/README.py3k b/README.py3k
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@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ onto the 2to3 tool:
 
 The above will rewrite all files in-place in Python 3 format.
 
+NOTE: at the time of this writing, Python3's 2to3 tool does not appear
+to properly handle source files with non-ascii encoding.   Some SQLAlchemy
+tests necessarily have utf-8 encoded strings embedded, so a Python2.6
+interpreter is necessary in order to run a full 2to3.
+
 Running Tests
 -------------