setup.py

import io
import re

import setuptools

with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
    long_description = fh.read()

with io.open('minpkg/__init__.py', 'rt', encoding='utf8') as f:
    version = re.search(r'__version__ = \'(.*?)\'', f.read()).group(1)

setuptools.setup(
    name="minpkg",
    version=version,
    author="Example Author",
    author_email="author@example.com",
    description="A small example package",
    long_description=long_description,
    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
    url="https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject",
    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
    tests_require=['pytest'],
    classifiers=[
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
    ],
)