diff -r c996cf6da98a setup.py
--- a/setup.py	Thu Jul 05 09:00:09 2012 +0800
+++ b/setup.py	Wed Aug 29 12:10:37 2012 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
       scripts = scripts,
       cmdclass = {'test': PyTest},
       install_requires = install_requires,
-      long_description = open('doc/index.rst').read().split('Quick Start')[0],
+      long_description = open('doc/index.rst', 'rb'
+                              ).read().decode('utf-8').split('Quick Start')[0],
       **extra
       )