Update readme and setup.py to fix markdown

Author: Smart-Dev00214

README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 Welcome to the MSSQL-Django 3rd party backend project!
 
-*mssql-django* is a fork of
-`django-mssql-backend <https://pypi.org/project/django-mssql-backend/>`
+*mssql-django* is a fork of [django-mssql-backend](https://pypi.org/project/django-mssql-backend/)
 
 This project provides an enterprise database connectivity option for the Django Web Framework, with support for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.
 
@@ -15,9 +14,9 @@ We hope you enjoy using the MSSQL-Django 3rd party backend.
 -  Supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2008R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
 -  Passes most of the tests of the Django test suite
 -  Compatible with
-   `Micosoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server>`__,
-   `SQL Server Native Client <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131321(v=sql.120).aspx>`__,
-   and `FreeTDS <http://www.freetds.org/>`__ ODBC drivers
+   [Micosoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server),
+   [SQL Server Native Client](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131321(v=sql.120).aspx),
+   and [FreeTDS](http://www.freetds.org/) ODBC drivers
 
 ## Dependencies
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ We hope you enjoy using the MSSQL-Django 3rd party backend.
 
     pip install mssql-django
 
-3. Set the ``ENGINE`` setting in the settings.py file used by
+3. Set the ``ENGINE`` setting in the `settings.py` file used by
    your Django application or project to ``'mssql'``
 
     ``'ENGINE': 'mssql'``
@@ -107,14 +106,13 @@ Dictionary. Current available keys are:
 
 -  driver
 
-   String. ODBC Driver to use (``"ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server"``,
+   String. ODBC Driver to use (``"ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server"``,
    ``"SQL Server Native Client 11.0"``, ``"FreeTDS"`` etc).
-   Default is ``"ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server"``.
+   Default is ``"ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server"``.
 
 -  isolation_level
 
-   String. Sets `transaction isolation level
-   <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/set-transaction-isolation-level-transact-sql>`__
+   String. Sets [transaction isolation level](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/set-transaction-isolation-level-transact-sql)
    for each database session. Valid values for this entry are
    ``READ UNCOMMITTED``, ``READ COMMITTED``, ``REPEATABLE READ``,
    ``SNAPSHOT``, and ``SERIALIZABLE``. Default is ``None`` which means
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ Here is an example of the database settings:
             'PORT': '',
 
             'OPTIONS': {
-                'driver': 'ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server',
+                'driver': 'ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server',
             },
         },
     }
@@ -244,8 +242,8 @@ For security reporting instructions please refer to the SECURITY.md file in this
 
 ## Trademarks
 
-This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft 
-trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow 
+This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft
+trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow
 [Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
 Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship.
 Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT license.
 
+from os import path
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 CLASSIFIERS = [
@@ -17,11 +18,16 @@
     'Framework :: Django :: 3.0',
 ]
 
+this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
+with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
 setup(
     name='mssql-django',
-    version='1.0.a1',
+    version='1.0a1',
     description='Django backend for Microsoft SQL Server',
-    long_description=open('README.md').read(),
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     author='Microsoft',
     author_email='[email protected]',
     url='https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-django',
@@ -30,7 +36,6 @@
     install_requires=[
         'pyodbc>=3.0',
     ],
-    package_data={'mssql': ['regex_clr.dll']},
     classifiers=CLASSIFIERS,
     keywords='django',
 )