Use README.rst for long_description

jpadilla · Mar 7, 2015 · 1fbbf2f · 1fbbf2f
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
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+def read(*paths):
+    """
+    Build a file path from paths and return the contents.
+    """
+    with open(os.path.join(*paths), 'r') as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
 def get_packages(package):
     """
     Return root package and all sub-packages.
@@ -62,6 +70,7 @@ def get_package_data(package):
     url=url,
     license=license,
     description=description,
+    long_description=read('README.rst'),
     author=author,
     author_email=author_email,
     packages=get_packages(package),