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MANIFEST.in

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-include README.md
+include README.rst
 include CHANGELOG.md
 include LICENSE
 include AUTHORS

README.md

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-# PyJWT
-
-[![travis-status-image]][travis]
-[![appveyor-status-image]][appveyor]
-[![pypi-version-image]][pypi]
-[![coveralls-status-image]][coveralls]
-[![docs-status-image]][docs]
-
-A Python implementation of [RFC 7519][jwt-spec].
-Original implementation was written by [@progrium][progrium].
-
-
-## Installing
-
-```
-$ pip install PyJWT
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-```python
->>> import jwt
->>> encoded = jwt.encode({'some': 'payload'}, 'secret', algorithm='HS256')
-'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb21lIjoicGF5bG9hZCJ9.4twFt5NiznN84AWoo1d7KO1T_yoc0Z6XOpOVswacPZg'
-
->>> jwt.decode(encoded, 'secret', algorithms=['HS256'])
-{'some': 'payload'}
-```
-
-## Documentation
-
-View the full docs online at https://pyjwt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-
-## Tests
-
-You can run tests from the project root after cloning with:
-
-```
-$ python setup.py test
-```
-
-[travis-status-image]: https://secure.travis-ci.org/jpadilla/pyjwt.svg?branch=master
-[travis]: http://travis-ci.org/jpadilla/pyjwt?branch=master
-[appveyor-status-image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/h8nt70aqtwhht39t?svg=true
-[appveyor]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jpadilla/pyjwt
-[pypi-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyjwt.svg
-[pypi]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyjwt
-[coveralls-status-image]: https://coveralls.io/repos/jpadilla/pyjwt/badge.svg?branch=master
-[coveralls]: https://coveralls.io/r/jpadilla/pyjwt?branch=master
-[docs-status-image]: https://readthedocs.org/projects/pyjwt/badge/?version=latest
-[docs]: https://pyjwt.readthedocs.io
-[jwt-spec]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519
-[progrium]: https://github.com/progrium

README.rst

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+PyJWT
+=====
+
+.. image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/jpadilla/pyjwt.svg?branch=master
+   :target: http://travis-ci.org/jpadilla/pyjwt?branch=master
+
+.. image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/h8nt70aqtwhht39t?svg=true
+   :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/jpadilla/pyjwt
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyjwt.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyjwt
+
+.. image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/jpadilla/pyjwt/badge.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://coveralls.io/r/jpadilla/pyjwt?branch=master
+
+.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/pyjwt/badge/?version=latest
+   :target: https://pyjwt.readthedocs.io
+
+A Python implementation of `RFC
+7519 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519>`_. Original implementation
+was written by `@progrium <https://github.com/progrium>`_.
+
+Installing
+----------
+
+Install with **pip**:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    $ pip install PyJWT
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    >>> import jwt
+    >>> encoded = jwt.encode({'some': 'payload'}, 'secret', algorithm='HS256')
+    'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb21lIjoicGF5bG9hZCJ9.4twFt5NiznN84AWoo1d7KO1T_yoc0Z6XOpOVswacPZg'
+
+    >>> jwt.decode(encoded, 'secret', algorithms=['HS256'])
+    {'some': 'payload'}
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+View the full docs online at https://pyjwt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+You can run tests from the project root after cloning with:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+    $ python setup.py test

setup.py

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 version = get_version('jwt')
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.md')) as readme:
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')) as readme:
     long_description = readme.read()
 
 if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':