1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 615f6d7b..3a8dab59 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import platform
 import re
 import shutil
 import struct
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import warnings
@@ -98,9 +99,15 @@ macros.append(('PSUTIL_VERSION', int(VERSION.replace('.', ''))))
 
 
 def get_description():
-    README = os.path.join(HERE, 'README.rst')
-    with open(README, 'r') as f:
-        return f.read()
+    script = os.path.join(HERE, "scripts", "internal", "convert_readme.py")
+    readme = os.path.join(HERE, 'README.rst')
+    p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, script, readme],
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+    if p.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(stderr)
+    assert not stderr, stderr
+    return stdout.decode('utf8')
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager