upgrading code for python 3.x

closes #38

.github/workflows/python-app.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install flake8==2.5.4 pytest
+        pip install flake8==3.8.4 pytest
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |