Build the long description from a README file located in the same directory
    as this module.

def long_description():
    """
    Build the long description from a README file located in the same directory
    as this module.
    """
    base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    with io.open(os.path.join(base_path, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
        return f.read()