code: def get_long_description():
      
      try:
          fpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")
          with io.open(fpath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
              readme = f.read()
              desc = readme.partition("<!-- start_ppi_description -->")[2]
              desc = desc.partition("<!-- stop_ppi_description -->")[0]
              return desc.strip()
      except IOError:
          return None
docs: Extract description from README.md, for PyPI's usage