Update setup.py

setup.py

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
     "scipy>=1.11.0",
 ]
 
+LONG_DESCRIPTION = """
+Methods for detecting signals related to adverse event
+and medical product (e.g., drugs, vaccines) pairs. This includes a data
+generation function for simulating pharmacovigilance datasets, along with
+various utility functions. For more details, see Liu A., Mukhopadhyay R., and Markatou M. 
+[arXiv:2410.01168](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.01168).
+"""
+
 
 class get_eigen_include:
     """Helper class to determine the Eigen include path
@@ -54,12 +62,8 @@ def __str__(self):
     author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,
     url=URL,
     description="Modified Detecting Deviating Cells Algorithm in Pharmacovigilance",
-    long_description="Methods for detecting signals related to adverse event\
-        and medical product (e.g., drugs, vaccines) pairs. This includes a data\
-        generation function for simulating pharmacovigilance datasets, along with\
-        various utility functions. For more details, see Liu A., Mukhopadhyay R., and Markatou M. \
-        `arXiv:2410.01168 <https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.01168>`_.",
-    long_description_content_type="text/x-rst",
+    long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     install_requires=REQUIRED_PACKAGES,
     ext_modules=ext_modules,