diff --git a/setup-release.py b/setup-release.py
index 3f946334..4cdc887f 100644
--- a/setup-release.py
+++ b/setup-release.py
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import sys
 
-from lib.util import print_error
 from lib.version import ELECTRUM_VERSION as version
 
 
 name = "Electrum"
 mainscript = 'electrum'
 
-if sys.version_info[:3] < (2, 6, 0):
-    print_error("Error: " + name + " requires Python version >= 2.6.0...")
+if sys.version_info[:3] < (3, 4, 0):
+    print("Error: " + name + " requires Python version >= 3.4.0...")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
         app=[mainscript],
         options=dict(py2app=dict(argv_emulation=False,
                                  includes=['PyQt4.QtCore', 'PyQt4.QtGui', 'PyQt4.QtWebKit', 'PyQt4.QtNetwork', 'sip'],
-                                 packages=['lib', 'gui', 'plugins', 'packages'],
+                                 packages=['lib', 'gui', 'plugins'],
                                  iconfile='electrum.icns',
                                  plist=plist,
                                  resources=["icons"])),
@@ -80,13 +79,12 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
         qt_menu_location = re.sub('\n', '', qt_menu_location)
 
     if (len(qt_menu_location) == 0):
-        print "Sorry couldn't find your qt_menu.nib this probably won't work"
+        print("Sorry couldn't find your qt_menu.nib this probably won't work")
     else:
-        print "Found your qib: " + qt_menu_location
+        print("Found your qib: " + qt_menu_location)
 
     # Need to include a copy of qt_menu.nib
     shutil.copytree(qt_menu_location, resource + "qt_menu.nib")
     # Need to touch qt.conf to avoid loading 2 sets of Qt libraries
     fname = resource + "qt.conf"
-    with file(fname, 'a'):
-        os.utime(fname, None)
+    os.utime(fname, None)