Use README as long description for PyPI

Author: takluyver

MANIFEST.in

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include README.rst

README.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 Attempt to provide a good-practice template for Python packages,
 making use of cloud-hosted services.
 
-Documentation `on Readthedocs <http://python-package-template.readthedocs.io/>`__
+Documentation `on Readthedocs <http://python-package-template.readthedocs.io/>`__.
 
 Authors: Thomas Kluyver, Hans Fangohr

setup.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
+with open('README.rst') as f:
+    readme = f.read()
+
 setup(
     name='package_template',
     version='0.1',
     description='A simple example of a Python package',
+    long_description=readme,
     author='Computational Modelling Group',
     author_email='[email protected]',
     packages=['package_template', 'package_template.tests'],