updated README to rst

Author: davidsebfischer

README.md

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+|PyPI| |Docs|
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+.. |PyPI| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/diffxpy.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.org/project/diffxpy
+.. |Docs| image:: https://readthedocs.com/projects/diffxpy/badge/?version=latest
+   :target: https://diffxpy.readthedocs.io
+
+# Fast and scalable differential expression analysis on single-cell RNA-seq data
+diffxpy covers a wide range of differential expression analysis scenarios encountered in single-cell RNA-seq scenarios
+and integrates into scanpy_ workflows.
+Import diffxpy as `import diffxpy.api as de` to access the following differential expression analysis-related tools:
+
+    1. *differential expression analysis* in the module `de.test.*`
+    2. *gene set enrichment analysis* based on differential expression calls in the module  `de.enrich.*`
+
+Refer to the documentation_ and the tutorials_ for details of these modules.
+
+.. _scanpy: https://github.com/theislab/scanpy
+.. _documentation: https://diffxpy.rtfd.io/en/latest
+.. _tutorials: https://diffxpy.rtfd.io/en/latest/tutorials.html

README.rst

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 author_email='david.fischer@helmholtz-muenchen.de, diffxpy@frhoelzlwimmer.de'
 description="Fast and scalable differential expression analysis on single-cell RNA-seq data"
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.rst", "r") as fh:
      long_description = fh.read()
 
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