setup.py

from setuptools import setup
from os import path
from irreceiver import __version__

settings = {
    'name': 'irreceiver',
    'description':
    'A module to parse the NEC IR remote control protocol in Python',
    'long_description_content_type': 'text/markdown',
    'url': 'https://github.com/computersarecool/irreceiver',
    'author': 'Willy Nolan',
    'author_email': 'contact@interactiondepartment.com',
    'license': 'MIT',
    'packages': ['irreceiver'],
    'zip_safe': False,
    'version': __version__,
    'long_description': None
}

this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
    settings['long_description'] = f.read()

setup(**settings)