code: def parse_description(markdown=True):
      
      if markdown: return parse_markdown()
  
      try:
          from pypandoc import convert
  
          readme_file = f'{PACKAGE_ROOT}/docs/index.rst'
          if not path.exists(readme_file):
              raise ImportError
          return convert(readme_file, 'rst')
  
      except ImportError:
          return parse_markdown()
docs: Parse the description in the README file