Bump package version and update description

regulAS/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __author__ = 'Sofya Lipnitskaya'
-__version__ = '2023.07'
+__version__ = '2023.07.1'
 
 from .core import RegulAS
 from .persistence import *

setup.py

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 import regulAS
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from setuptools import setup
 
+this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
+long_description = (this_directory / "README.md").read_text()
 
 setup(
  name='regulAS',
@@ -13,19 +16,9 @@
  url='https://github.com/slipnitskaya/regulAS',
  author='Sofya Lipnitskaya',
  author_email='[email protected]',
- description='regulAS is a bioinformatics package designed to assist researchers in identifying prospective '
- 'regulators of alternative splicing events using large-scale RNA-Seq datasets from multiple omics '
- 'data sources. Its core functionality offers automation of data processing, machine learning '
- 'experiments, as well as efficient storage and processing of obtained results. '
- 'With basic modules that integrate data retrieval of tumor and healthy samples generated by '
- 'TCGA (https://www.cancer.gov/tcga) and GTEx (https://gtexportal.org/home) projects, predictive '
- 'modelling and feature ranking capabilities, along with flexible report generation in tabular and '
- 'visual forms, regulAS provides a comprehensive suite of tools for streamlined data exploration and '
- 'research workflows. Additionally, regulAS supports flexible experiment configuration through YAML '
- 'files, allowing users to easily adapt the package to their specific needs. One of the standout '
- 'feature of regulAS is its extensibility, enabling end-users to expand its functionality by writing '
- 'custom modules in Python. Discover the versatility of regulAS for your computational biology and '
- 'bioinformatics research.',
+ description='Bioinformatics Tool for the Integrative Analysis of Alternative Splicing Regulome using RNA-Seq data',
+ long_description=long_description,
+ long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
  python_requires='>=3.7',
  install_requires=[
  'networkx==2.5',