diff --git a/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml b/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
index 08a2d79c..4260ca62 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         python: 'python3.7'
         make_venv: 'python3.7 -m venv venv'
         venv_pkg: 'python3.7-venv'
-    maxParallel: 3
+      Py38:
+        python: 'python3.8'
+        make_venv: 'python3.8 -m venv venv'
+        venv_pkg: 'python3.8-venv'
+    maxParallel: 4
 
   variables: {'PYTHONUNBUFFERED': '1'}
 
diff --git a/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml b/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
index df4447c3..91f4f8f4 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         python_version: '3.7.3'
         python_pkg: 'python-3.7.3-macosx10.9.pkg'
         python: 'python3.7'
-    maxParallel: 3
+      Py38:
+        python_version: '3.8.0'
+        python_pkg: 'python-3.8.0-macosx10.9.pkg'
+        python: 'python3.8'
+    maxParallel: 4
 
 
   variables: {'PYTHONUNBUFFERED': '1'}
diff --git a/.azure/ci-windows-job.yml b/.azure/ci-windows-job.yml
index 1d1edc0a..72053dfd 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-windows-job.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-windows-job.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ jobs:
         addToPath: true
     maxParallel: 4
 
+# Py38_x86:
+#   python.version: '3.8'
+#   python.arch: x86
+#   addToPath: true
+# Py38_x64:
+#   python.version: '3.8'
+#   python.arch: x64
+#   addToPath: true
+
 
   variables: {'PYTHONUNBUFFERED': '1'}
 
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 60559b52..1009e079 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1523,9 +1523,9 @@ def copyWxDlls(options):
             dlls += glob.glob(os.path.join(cairo_root, arch, 'bin', '*.dll'))
 
         # For Python 3.5 and 3.6 builds we also need to copy some VC14 redist DLLs.
-        # NOTE: Do it for 3.7 too for now. But when we fully switch over to VS 2017
+        # NOTE: Do it for 3.7+ too for now. But when we fully switch over to VS 2017
         # this may need to change. See notes in wscript about it.
-        if PYVER in ['3.5', '3.6', '3.7']:
+        if PYVER in ['3.5', '3.6', '3.7', '3.8']:
             redist_dir = os.path.join(
                 phoenixDir(), 'packaging', 'Py3.5', 'vcredist',
                 arch, 'Microsoft.VC140.CRT', '*.dll')
diff --git a/etg/app.py b/etg/app.py
index ba26f6c7..4ad6f47a 100644
--- a/etg/app.py
+++ b/etg/app.py
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ def run():
                     called.  This can be overridden in derived classes, but be sure to call
                     this method from there.
                     """,
-                body="wx.StockGDI._initStockObjects()"),
+                body="""\
+                    wx.StockGDI._initStockObjects()
+                    self.InitLocale()
+                    """),
 
             PyFunctionDef('__del__', '(self)',
                 doc="",
@@ -502,6 +505,32 @@ def run():
                             self.stdioWin.size = size
                     """),
 
+            PyFunctionDef('InitLocale', '(self)',
+                doc="""\
+                    Try to ensure that the C and Python locale is in sync with wxWidgets locale.
+                    """,
+                body="""\
+                    self.ResetLocale()
+                    import locale
+                    loc, enc = locale.getlocale()
+                    # Try to set it to the same language as what is already set in the C locale
+                    info = wx.Locale.FindLanguageInfo(loc) if loc else None
+                    if info:
+                        self._initial_locale = wx.Locale(info.Language)
+                    else:
+                        # otherwise fall back to the system default
+                        self._initial_locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_DEFAULT)
+                    """),
+
+            PyFunctionDef('ResetLocale', '(self)',
+                doc="""\
+                    Release the wx.Locale object created in :meth:`InitLocale`.
+                    This will reset the application's locale to the previous settings.
+                    """,
+                body="""\
+                    self._initial_locale = None
+                    """),
+
             PyFunctionDef('Get', '()', isStatic=True,
                 doc="""\
                     A staticmethod returning the currently active application object.
@@ -512,7 +541,6 @@ def run():
 
 
 
-
     module.addPyClass('PySimpleApp', ['App'], deprecated="Use :class:`App` instead.",
         doc="""This class is deprecated.  Please use :class:`App` instead.""",
         items=[
diff --git a/etg/intl.py b/etg/intl.py
index 43422e83..f938b2fd 100644
--- a/etg/intl.py
+++ b/etg/intl.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ def run():
     c.find('WinSublang').ignore()
     c.find('GetLCID').ignore()
 
+    module.addItem(etgtools.WigCode("""\
+        char* wxSetlocale(int category, const char *locale);
+        """))
+
 
     module.addPyCode("""\
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/requirements/install.txt b/requirements/install.txt
index eeb7cd86..159b7094 100644
--- a/requirements/install.txt
+++ b/requirements/install.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Runtime dependencies needed when using wxPython Phoenix
 numpy==1.16.1 ; python_version <= '2.7'
 numpy ; python_version >= '3.0'
-pillow
+# pillow ; sys_platform == 'win32' and python_version < '3.8'
+# pillow ; sys_platform != 'win32'
 six
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 7bc8d19e..983fcc83 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def configure(conf):
             # On the other hand, microsoft says that v141 and v140 (Visual
             # Studio 2015) are binary compatible, so for now let's just drop
             # it back to "14.0" until I get all the details worked out for
-            # using VS 2017 everywhere for Python 3.7.
+            # using VS 2017 everywhere for Python 3.7+.
             msvc_version = '14.0'
 
         # In some cases (Azure DevOps at least) we're getting "14.1" for Python