diff --git a/.github/setup.sh b/.github/setup.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f727f1a..0000000
--- a/.github/setup.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-cat ../README.md | grep '^# IMCtermite' -A 50000 > ../python/README.md
-cp -r ../lib ../python/
-cp -v ../LICENSE ../python/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
index 11771fa..64423cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Prepare environment for wheel builds
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - name: Prepare files
-        run: |
-          chmod +x "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/setup.sh"
-          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/setup.sh"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Prepare wheel build
+        run: make -C python/ setup
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build binary wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0532fd2..b4e57bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pip/dist/
 pip/build/
 
 python/README.md
+python/README.rst
 python/LICENSE
 python/build
 python/*.egg-info
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a62f853..868587a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ python-clean:
 	make -C python/ clean
 	rm -vf IMCtermite*.so
 
+python-test:
+	PYTHONPATH=./ python python/examples/usage.py
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # clean
 
diff --git a/python/examples/usage.py b/python/examples/usage.py
index e4663dd..51f09e8 100644
--- a/python/examples/usage.py
+++ b/python/examples/usage.py
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ if len(channelsdata) > 0 :
 
 print(len(chnydata))
 print(len(chnxdata))
+print()
 
 # print the channels into a specific directory
-imcraw.print_channels(b"./data",ord(','))
+imcraw.print_channels(b"/tmp/",ord(','))
 
 # print all channels separately
-idx = 0
-for chn in channels :
-    print(str(idx)+" : "+chn['name']+" : "+chn['uuid'])
-    filname = os.path.join("./data",str(idx) + "_" + chn['name']+".csv")
+for i,chn in enumerate(channels) :
+    print(str(i)+" : "+chn['name']+" : "+chn['uuid'])
+    filname = os.path.join("/tmp/",str(i) + "_" + chn['name']+".csv")
     print(filname)
     imcraw.print_channel(chn['uuid'].encode(),filname.encode(),ord(','))
-    idx = idx + 1
 
 # print all channels in single file
-# imcraw.print_table(b"./data/allchannels.csv")
+imcraw.print_table(b"/tmp/allchannels.csv")
+
diff --git a/python/makefile b/python/makefile
index 0b6cb59..67fae81 100644
--- a/python/makefile
+++ b/python/makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 
 setup:
 	cat ../README.md | grep '^# IMCtermite' -A 50000 > ./README.md
+	#pandoc -f markdown -t rst -o README.rst README.md
+	#python -m rstvalidator README.rst
 	cp -r ../lib ./
 	cp -v ../LICENSE ./
 
 setup-clean:
-	rm -vf README.md LICENSE
+	rm -vf README.md README.rst LICENSE
 	rm -rf lib/
 
 build: setup
@@ -16,9 +18,11 @@ build-inplace: setup
 
 build-sdist: setup
 	python setup.py sdist
+	python -m twine check dist/*
 
 build-bdist: setup
 	python setup.py bdist
+	python -m twine check dist/*
 
 build-clean:
 	python setup.py clean --all
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 5f059f6..e0a0a48 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 
 [metadata]
 name = IMCtermite
-description = Enables extraction of measurement data from binary files with extension 'raw' used by proprietary software imcFAMOS/imcSTUDIO and facilitates its storage in open source file formats
+description = Enables extraction of measurement data from binary files with extension 'raw' used by proprietary software imcFAMOS and imcSTUDIO and facilitates its storage in open source file formats
 long_description = file: README.md
+# long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
 version = file: VERSION
 author = Record Evolution GmbH
 author_email = mario.fink@record-evolution.de
@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@ license = MIT License
 license_files = LICENSE
 keywords = IMC, raw, imcFAMOS, imcSTUDIO, imcCRONOS
 classifiers =
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3,
-  License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License,
+  Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+  License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
   Operating System :: OS Independent
   Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
   Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 6341dcd..709a9fb 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from setuptools import Extension, setup
 from Cython.Build import cythonize
-import os
 import sys
 
 print("building on platform: "+sys.platform)