1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e0dff0ff..1b2a14f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def findPackages(path, dataExclude=[]):
     return packages, package_data
 
 
-long_description = file("README").read()
+long_description = file("README","rb").read()
 packages, package_data = findPackages("netlib")
 setup(
         name = "netlib",