Update README and setup.py

README.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Pymagicc
 
 .. sec-begin-index
 
+.. sec-begin-long-description
+
 Pymagicc is a Python wrapper around the reduced complexity climate model
 `MAGICC6 <http://magicc.org/>`_. It wraps the CC-BY-NC-SA licensed
 `MAGICC6 binary <http://www.magicc.org/download6>`_. Pymagicc itself is AGPL licensed.
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ In climate research it can, for example, be used in the analysis of mitigation s
 
 See `www.magicc.org <http://www.magicc.org/>`_ and `Meinshausen et al. 2011 <https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-1417-2011>`_ for further information.
 
+.. sec-end-long-description
+
 .. sec-end-index
 
 Basic Usage

setup.py

@@ -109,7 +109,15 @@
 }
 
 with open(README, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-    README_TEXT = f.read()
+    README_LINES = ["Pymagicc", "========", ""]
+    add_line = False
+    for line in f:
+        if line.strip() == ".. sec-begin-long-description":
+            add_line = True
+        elif line.strip() == ".. sec-end-long-description":
+            break
+        elif add_line:
+            README_LINES.append(line)
 
 
 class PyTest(TestCommand):
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     name=PACKAGE_NAME,
     version=versioneer.get_version(),
     description=DESCRIPTION,
-    long_description=README_TEXT,
+    long_description="\n".join(README_LINES),
     long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
     author=", ".join([author[0] for author in AUTHORS]),
     author_email=", ".join([author[1] for author in AUTHORS]),