diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b819dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include README.rst
+graft tests
+global-exclude __pycache__ *.pyc
diff --git a/flit.ini b/flit.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 27928ca..0000000
--- a/flit.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[metadata]
-module = ptyprocess
-author = Thomas Kluyver
-author-email = thomas@kluyver.me.uk
-home-page = https://github.com/pexpect/ptyprocess
-description-file = README.rst
-classifiers = Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
-    Environment :: Console
-    Intended Audience :: Developers
-    Intended Audience :: System Administrators
-    License :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)
-    Operating System :: POSIX
-    Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
-    Programming Language :: Python
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Topic :: Terminals
diff --git a/ptyprocess/__init__.py b/ptyprocess/__init__.py
index c831e41..4a40d11 100644
--- a/ptyprocess/__init__.py
+++ b/ptyprocess/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-"""Run a subprocess in a pseudo terminal"""
 from .ptyprocess import PtyProcess, PtyProcessUnicode, PtyProcessError
 
 __version__ = '0.5.1'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+from distutils.core import setup
+
+with open('README.rst') as f:
+    readme = f.read()
+
+assert sys.version_info >= (2, 7), (
+    "Only python 2.7 and later is supported by ptyprocess.")
+
+setup(name='ptyprocess',
+      version='0.5',
+      description="Run a subprocess in a pseudo terminal",
+      long_description=readme,
+      author='Thomas Kluyver',
+      author_email="thomas@kluyver.me.uk",
+      url="https://github.com/pexpect/ptyprocess",
+      packages=['ptyprocess'],
+      classifiers = [
+        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+        'Environment :: Console',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)',
+        'Operating System :: POSIX',
+        'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Topic :: Terminals',
+    ],
+)