change to pyproject.toml format and setuptools backend

Author: nerdoc

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@@ -110,22 +110,26 @@ In python ecosystem:
 
 ## Development
 
-To develop pydifact, clone the repository and install the dev requirements with `pipenv install --dev`. This installs all the python packages needed for development and testing.
-Alternatively, if you are using `pip` run the following commands:
+### Setup
+To develop pydifact, clone the repository and install the dev requirements:
 
 ```
-pip install -e .
-pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+pip install -e .[dev]
 ```
 
-Format all python files using [black](https://black.readthedocs.io).
+This installs all the python packages needed for development and testing.
+
+### Code formatting
+
+Format all python files using [black](https://black.readthedocs.io) before committing.
 
-Happy coding, PR are more than welcome to make this library better, or to add a feature that matches your needs. Nevertheless, don't forget adding tests for every aspect you add in code.
+Happy coding, PR are more than welcome to make this library better, or to add a feature that matches your needs.
+Nevertheless, don't forget adding tests for every aspect you add in code.
 
 ### Testing
 
 pydifact uses [pytest](http://pytest.org) for testing.
-Just exec `pytest` within the project folder to execute the unit tests.
+Just exec `pytest` within the project folder to execute the unit tests. Make sure you installed the library properly before using `pip install -e .[dev]`.
 
 There is one test to check the performance of parsing huge files, named `test_huge_message` - you can skip that test by calling
 

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[project]
+name = "pydifact"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+authors = [{ name = "Christian González", email = "[email protected]" }]
+license = { "file" = "LICENSE" }
+description = "Pydifact is a library that aims to provide complete support for reading and writing EDIFACT files. These file format, despite being old, is still a standard in many business cases. In Austria e.g., it is used for the transfer of medical reports between medical doctors."
+readme = "README.md"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Environment :: Console",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
+    "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
+    "Operating System :: POSIX",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries"
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+
+[dependencies]
+# none
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8.0.1",
+    "pytest-cov>=4.1.0",
+    "pytest-profiling>=1.7.0",
+    "keyring>=24.3.0",
+    "Sphinx>=7.2.0",
+    "setuptools>=69.1.0",
+    "wheel>=0.42.0",
+    "black>=24.0.0",
+    "sphinx-rtd-theme>=2.0.0"
+ ]
+
+[project.urls]
+Documentation = "https://pydifact.readthedocs.io"
+Repository = "https://github.com/nerdocs/pydifact"
+Issues =  "https://github.com/nerdocs/pydifact/issues"
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "pydifact.__version__"}