Merge pull request #62 from kelockhart/py3-pypi

Updated for PyPI Python3 compatibility
adsabs · Apr 17, 2020 · fbc3a94 · fbc3a94
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ py.test
 
 ### Releasing new version to pypi
 
-When a new release is ready, it should be uploaded to pypi. First, try the test environment:
+When a new release is ready, it should be uploaded to pypi. First, try the test environment (instructions given for Python 3, but can also use Python 2):
 
 ```
-virtualenv python
-source python/bin/activate
+python3 -m venv ./venv
+source venv/bin/activate
 pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel
-python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+python3 setup.py sdist
+python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
 pip install --upgrade twine
 twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*
 twine upload dist/*

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def get_git_version(default="v0.0.1"):
         p.stderr.close()
         line = p.stdout.readlines()[0]
         line = line.strip()
-        return line
+        return line.decode()
     except:
         return default