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+from hamcrest.core.selfdescribing import SelfDescribing
+
+import warnings
+
+__author__ = "Jon Reid"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011 hamcrest.org"
+__license__ = "BSD, see License.txt"
+
+
+class SelfDescribingValue(SelfDescribing):
+    """Wrap any value in a ``SelfDescribingValue`` to satisfy the
+    :py:class:`~hamcrest.core.selfdescribing.SelfDescribing` interface.
+
+    **Deprecated:** No need for this class now that
+    :py:meth:`~hamcrest.core.description.Description.append_description_of`
+    handles any type of value.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        warnings.warn('SelfDescribingValue no longer needed',
+                      DeprecationWarning)
+        self.value = value
+
+    def describe_to(self, description):
+        """Generates a description of the value."""
+        description.append_value(self.value)