Split readme to own file.

README.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+`pylibmc` is a Python wrapper around the accompanying C Python extension
+`_pylibmc`, which is a wrapper around `libmemcached` from TangentOrg.
+
+You have to install `libmemcached` separately, and have your compiler and
+linker find the include files and libraries.
+
+With `libmemcached` installed and this package set up, the following basic
+usage example should work::
+
+    >>> import pylibmc
+    >>> mc = pylibmc.Client(["127.0.0.1:11211"])
+    >>> mc.set("foo", "Hello world!")
+    True
+    >>> mc.get("foo")
+    'Hello world!'
+
+The API is pretty much `python-memcached`. Some parts of `libmemcached` aren't
+exposed yet. I think.
+
+Behaviors
+=========
+
+`libmemcached` has ways of telling it how to behave. You'll have to refer to
+its documentation on what the different behaviors do.
+
+To change behaviors, quite simply::
+
+    >>> mc.behaviors["hash"] = "fnv1a_32"
+
+Comparison to other libraries
+=============================
+
+Why use `pylibmc`? Because it's fast.
+
+http://lericson.blogg.se/code/2008/november/pylibmc-051.html
+
+Change Log
+==========
+
+New in version 0.6
+------------------
+
+Added compatibility with `libmemcached` 0.26, WRT error return codes.
+
+Added `flush_all` and `disconnect_all` methods.
+
+Now using the latest pickling protocol.
+
+New in version 0.5
+------------------
+
+Fixed lots of memory leaks, and added support for `libmemcached` 0.23.
+
+Also made the code tighter in terms of compiler pendatics.
+
+New in version 0.4
+------------------
+
+Renamed the C module to `_pylibmc`, and added lots of `libmemcached` constants
+to it, as well as implemented behaviors.

setup.py

@@ -1,65 +1,3 @@
-"""`pylibmc` is a Python wrapper around the accompanying C Python extension
-`_pylibmc`, which is a wrapper around `libmemcached` from TangentOrg.
-
-You have to install `libmemcached` separately, and have your compiler and
-linker find the include files and libraries.
-
-With `libmemcached` installed and this package set up, the following basic
-usage example should work::
-
-    >>> import pylibmc
-    >>> mc = pylibmc.Client(["127.0.0.1:11211"])
-    >>> mc.set("foo", "Hello world!")
-    True
-    >>> mc.get("foo")
-    'Hello world!'
-
-The API is pretty much `python-memcached`. Some parts of `libmemcached` aren't
-exposed yet. I think.
-
-Behaviors
-=========
-
-`libmemcached` has ways of telling it how to behave. You'll have to refer to
-its documentation on what the different behaviors do.
-
-To change behaviors, quite simply::
-
-    >>> mc.behaviors["hash"] = "fnv1a_32"
-
-Comparison to other libraries
-=============================
-
-Why use `pylibmc`? Because it's fast.
-
-http://lericson.blogg.se/code/2008/november/pylibmc-051.html
-
-Change Log
-==========
-
-New in version 0.6
-------------------
-
-Added compatibility with `libmemcached` 0.26, WRT error return codes.
-
-Added `flush_all` and `disconnect_all` methods.
-
-Now using the latest pickling protocol.
-
-New in version 0.5
-------------------
-
-Fixed lots of memory leaks, and added support for `libmemcached` 0.23.
-
-Also made the code tighter in terms of compiler pendatics.
-
-New in version 0.4
-------------------
-
-Renamed the C module to `_pylibmc`, and added lots of `libmemcached` constants
-to it, as well as implemented behaviors.
-"""
-
 import os
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 
@@ -71,6 +9,8 @@ if "LIBMEMCACHED_DIR" in os.environ:
     incdirs.append(os.path.join(libdir, "include"))
     libdirs.append(os.path.join(libdir, "lib"))
 
+readme_text = open("README.rst", "U").read()
+
 pylibmc_ext = Extension("_pylibmc", ["_pylibmcmodule.c"],
                         libraries=["memcached"],
                         include_dirs=incdirs, library_dirs=libdirs)
@@ -79,5 +19,5 @@ setup(name="pylibmc", version="0.6.1",
       url="http://lericson.blogg.se/code/category/pylibmc.html",
       author="Ludvig Ericson", author_email="ludvig.ericson@gmail.com",
       license="3-clause BSD <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php>",
-      description="libmemcached wrapper", long_description=__doc__,
+      description="libmemcached wrapper", long_description=readme_text,
       ext_modules=[pylibmc_ext], py_modules=["pylibmc"])