Description is too long

[hackowitz-af]

The Spec

The project description from the pyproject.toml, per https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/pyproject-toml/#description:

Corresponding core metadata field: Summary
The summary description of the project in one line. Tools MAY error if this includes multiple lines.

And the core metadata "Summary", per https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/core-metadata/#summary should be:

A one-line summary of what the distribution does.

The Problem

This does indeed cause tools to error, particularly the GitLab package index. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440402, https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444304, etc. While GitLab's max length constraint could be to blame, the summary is excessively long and does not meet the intent of the metadata field.

The Solution

I think the project description in the pyproject.toml should only be the first sentence. The additional information is not necessary for such a high-level statement, and can go in the long_description or README if desired.