setup.py now reads README explicitly as utf-8

This should fix a failing `pip install` on Windows. Fixes #121.
akaihola · Apr 22, 2021 · 7793cfe · 7793cfe
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def make_pypi_compliant_readme() -> str:
     :return: The contents of a PyPI compliant ``README.rst``
 
     """
-    with open("README.rst") as fp:
+    with open("README.rst", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
         original_readme = fp.read()
     modified_readme = CONTRIBUTORS_RE.sub(
         "\nSee README.rst_ for the list of contributors.\n\nThis project follows ",