PyPI documentation from README Markdown file

Author: chrissimpkins

setup.py

@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
+import io
 import os
 import re
+import sys
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-def docs_read(fname):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'docs', fname)).read()
+# Use repository Markdown README.md for PyPI long description
+try:
+    with io.open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        readme = f.read()
+except IOError as readme_e:
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        "[ERROR] setup.py: Failed to read the README.md file for the long description definition: {}".format(
+            str(readme_e)
+        )
+    )
+    raise readme_e
 
 
 def version_read():
-    settings_file = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'lib', 'fontline', 'settings.py')).read()
+    settings_file = open(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "lib", "fontline", "settings.py")
+    ).read()
     major_regex = """major_version\s*?=\s*?["']{1}(\d+)["']{1}"""
     minor_regex = """minor_version\s*?=\s*?["']{1}(\d+)["']{1}"""
     patch_regex = """patch_version\s*?=\s*?["']{1}(\d+)["']{1}"""
@@ -28,38 +41,35 @@ def version_read():
 
 
 setup(
-    name='font-line',
+    name="font-line",
     version=version_read(),
-    description='A font vertical metrics reporting and line spacing adjustment tool',
-    long_description=(docs_read('README.rst')),
-    url='https://github.com/source-foundry/font-line',
-    license='MIT license',
-    author='Christopher Simpkins',
-    author_email='[email protected]',
-    platforms=['any'],
+    description="A font vertical metrics reporting and line spacing adjustment tool",
+    long_description=readme,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.com/source-foundry/font-line",
+    license="MIT license",
+    author="Christopher Simpkins",
+    author_email="[email protected]",
+    platforms=["any"],
     packages=find_packages("lib"),
-    package_dir={'': 'lib'},
-    install_requires=['commandlines', 'standardstreams', 'fontTools'],
-    entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': [
-            'font-line = fontline.app:main'
-        ],
-    },
-    keywords='font,typeface,fonts,spacing,line spacing,spaces,vertical metrics,metrics,type',
+    package_dir={"": "lib"},
+    install_requires=["commandlines", "standardstreams", "fontTools"],
+    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["font-line = fontline.app:main"],},
+    keywords="font,typeface,fonts,spacing,line spacing,spaces,vertical metrics,metrics,type",
     include_package_data=True,
     classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Natural Language :: English',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+        "Natural Language :: English",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
     ],
 )