Convert readme to markdown (#68)

README.md

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+[![](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/tendo.svg?colorB=green)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tendo/)
+[![](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/pycontribs/tendo/main.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/pycontribs/tendo)
+[![](https://readthedocs.org/projects/tendo/badge/?version=latest)](http://tendo.readthedocs.io)
+
+# tendo
+
+Tendo is a python module that adds basic functionality that is
+not provided by Python. Read the [documentation](https://tendo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) for more info.
+
+- [transparent Unicode support for text file operations (BOM detection)](https://tendo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/#module-tendo.singleton)
+- [console logging coloring](https://tendo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/#module-tendo.colorer)
+- enable you to use symlinks under windows
+- [python tee implementation](https://tendo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/#module-tendo.colorer) for executing external programs and redirecting their output to both console/file
+- [improved execfile](https://tendo.readthedocs.org/en/latest/#module-tendo.execfile2)
+
+## Requirements and compatibility
+
+- python 3.6 or newer
+- tox for running tests
+
+## Related projects and packages
+
+- jaraco - http://pypi.python.org/pypi/jaraco.util
+- pexpect (maybe)

setup.cfg

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ author_email = sorin.sbarnea@gmail.com
 maintainer = Sorin Sbarnea
 maintainer_email = sorin.sbarnea@gmail.com
 summary = A Python library that extends some core functionality
-long_description = file: README.rst
-long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+long_description = file: README.md
+long_description_content_type = text/markdown
 home_page = https://github.com/pycontribs/tendo
 license_files = LICENSE.txt
 classifier =