get_long_description() now works in Python 2 as well

simonw · Apr 24, 2018 · 28008fe · 28008fe
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import io
 import os
 
 
 def get_long_description():
-    with open(os.path.join(
+    with io.open(os.path.join(
         os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'README.md'
     ), encoding='utf8') as fp:
         return fp.read()