docs: def parse_readme():
      """Parse contents of the README."""
      # Get the long description from the relevant file
      here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
      readme_path = os.path.join(here, 'README.md')
      with codecs.open(readme_path, encoding='utf-8') as handle:
          long_description = handle.read()
  
      return long_description