diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab1542fd..9f2302cc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 sudo: false
 language: python
+# dist: xenial
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    - name: "Python 3.4 on Linux"
-      os: linux
-      python: 3.4
-      env: TOXENV=py34
     - name: "Python 3.5 on Linux"
       os: linux
       python: 3.5
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ matrix:
       # 'python:' is ignored on Travis CI macOS
       before_install: python3 --version ; pip3 --version ; sw_vers; pip3 install codecov tox
   allow_failures:
-    - python: "3.8-dev"
     - os: osx
   # fast_finish: true
 
@@ -58,6 +54,7 @@ notifications:
 #cache:
 #  pip: true
 
+
 # os:
 #  - windows # not supported
-# https://github.com/cclauss/Travis-CI-Python-on-three-OSes/blob/master/.travis.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+# https://github.com/cclauss/Travis-CI-Python-on-three-OSes/blob/master/.travis.yml
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ed4eab42..5487dcb6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 ---
 environment:
   matrix:
-#  - TOXENV: py34
   - TOXENV: py35
   - TOXENV: py36
   - TOXENV: py37
+  - TOXENV: py38
 
 build: off
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 92721ba0..d4e29848 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 """
 
 
-import os
+from os import path
+from io import open
 from setuptools import setup # find_packages,
 
 #try:
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 #    from distutils.core import setup
 
 
-here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 packages = ['trafilatura']
 
 # some problems with installation solved this way
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 def readme():
-    with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as readmefile:
+    with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as readmefile:
         return readmefile.read()
 
 setup(