* setup.py:

  - Fix UnicodeDecodeError on install

debian/changelog

@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ python-petname (2.7) unreleased; urgency=medium
   * debian/control, debian/copyright, setup.py:
     - permanently relocating from Launchpad/bzr to Github/git
 
+  [ Ethan Ho]
+  * setup.py:
+    - Fix UnicodeDecodeError on install 
+
   [ Anthony Sottile ]
   * debian/compat, petname/__init__.py, petname/__main__.py, setup.py:
     - add mypy typing
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <[email protected]>  Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:26:36 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <[email protected]>  Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:44:26 -0500
 
 python-petname (2.6-0ubuntu1) eoan; urgency=medium
 

setup.py

@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
 # along with python-petname.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from setuptools import setup
+import io
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-	long_description = fh.read()
+try:
+	with io.open("README.md", "r", encoding='utf-8') as fh:
+		long_description = fh.read()
+except UnicodeDecodeError:
+	long_description = str()
 
 setup(
 	name='petname',