support for VERSION.txt and depracation of older python versions

Author: nickmaccarthy

setup.py

@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+with open(path.join(here, 'README.txt'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
-version = '1.4.7'
+with open('VERSION.md', 'r') as f:
+    version = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='python-datemath',
@@ -57,13 +58,9 @@
 
         # Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
         # that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7'
     ],
 
     # What does your project relate to?