Added a:b notation warning

Added a warning for a:b notation usage with < 1.2
minor #909 Added a warning for a:b notation usage with < 1.2 (mattkirwan)

This PR was merged into the 1.2.x-dev branch.

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Added a warning for a:b notation usage with < 1.2

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410374f Added a:b notation warning