diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1ad8e236..98b5a632 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-from pkg_resources import parse_version
+import re
+import sys
 from configparser import ConfigParser
+
 import setuptools
+from pkg_resources import parse_version
+
 assert parse_version(setuptools.__version__)>=parse_version('36.2')
 
 # note: all settings are in settings.ini; edit there, not here
@@ -13,25 +17,30 @@
 for o in expected: assert o in cfg, "missing expected setting: {}".format(o)
 setup_cfg = {o:cfg[o] for o in cfg_keys}
 
+if len(sys.argv)>1 and sys.argv[1]=='version':
+    print(setup_cfg['version'])
+    exit()
+
 licenses = {
     'apache2': ('Apache Software License 2.0','OSI Approved :: Apache Software License'),
-    'mit': ('MIT License', 'OSI Approved :: MIT License'),
-    'gpl2': ('GNU General Public License v2', 'OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)'),
-    'gpl3': ('GNU General Public License v3', 'OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)'),
-    'bsd3': ('BSD License', 'OSI Approved :: BSD License'),
 }
 statuses = [ '1 - Planning', '2 - Pre-Alpha', '3 - Alpha',
     '4 - Beta', '5 - Production/Stable', '6 - Mature', '7 - Inactive' ]
-py_versions = '3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10'.split()
+py_versions = '2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13'.split()
+min_python = cfg['min_python']
+lic = licenses[cfg['license']]
 
-requirements = cfg.get('requirements','').split()
+requirements = ['pip', 'packaging']
+if cfg.get('requirements'): requirements += cfg.get('requirements','').split()
 if cfg.get('pip_requirements'): requirements += cfg.get('pip_requirements','').split()
-min_python = cfg['min_python']
-lic = licenses.get(cfg['license'].lower(), (cfg['license'], None))
 dev_requirements = (cfg.get('dev_requirements') or '').split()
 extra_requirements = (cfg.get('extra_requirements') or '').split()  ## EXTRA REQUIREMENTS ALLOWED"
-project_urls = {}
-if cfg.get('doc_host'): project_urls["Documentation"] = cfg['doc_host'] + cfg.get('doc_baseurl', '')
+
+long_description = open('README.md', encoding='utf8').read()
+# ![png](docs/images/output_13_0.png)
+for ext in ['png', 'svg']:
+    long_description = re.sub(r'!\['+ext+'\]\((.*)\)', '!['+ext+']('+'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{}/{}'.format(cfg['user'],cfg['lib_name'])+'/'+cfg['branch']+'/\\1)', long_description)
+    long_description = re.sub(r'src=\"(.*)\.'+ext+'\"', 'src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{}/{}'.format(cfg['user'],cfg['lib_name'])+'/'+cfg['branch']+'/\\1.'+ext+'\"', long_description)
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name = cfg['lib_name'],
@@ -39,21 +48,20 @@
     classifiers = [
         'Development Status :: ' + statuses[int(cfg['status'])],
         'Intended Audience :: ' + cfg['audience'].title(),
+        'License :: ' + lic[1],
         'Natural Language :: ' + cfg['language'].title(),
-    ] + ['Programming Language :: Python :: '+o for o in py_versions[py_versions.index(min_python):]] + (['License :: ' + lic[1] ] if lic[1] else []),
+    ] + ['Programming Language :: Python :: '+o for o in py_versions[py_versions.index(min_python):]],
     url = cfg['git_url'],
     packages = setuptools.find_packages(),
     include_package_data = True,
     install_requires = requirements,
-    extras_require={ 'dev': dev_requirements, 'extras': extra_requirements }, ## EXTRA REQUIREMENTS ALLOWED"
-    dependency_links = cfg.get('dep_links','').split(),
+    extras_require={ 'dev': dev_requirements, 'extras': extra_requirements },
     python_requires  = '>=' + cfg['min_python'],
-    long_description = open('README.md', encoding="utf8").read(),
+    long_description = long_description,
     long_description_content_type = 'text/markdown',
     zip_safe = False,
     entry_points = {
         'console_scripts': cfg.get('console_scripts','').split(),
         'nbdev': [f'{cfg.get("lib_path")}={cfg.get("lib_path")}._modidx:d']
     },
-    project_urls = project_urls,
-    **setup_cfg)
+    **setup_cfg)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup_old.py b/setup_old.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad8e236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup_old.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from pkg_resources import parse_version
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+import setuptools
+assert parse_version(setuptools.__version__)>=parse_version('36.2')
+
+# note: all settings are in settings.ini; edit there, not here
+config = ConfigParser(delimiters=['='])
+config.read('settings.ini')
+cfg = config['DEFAULT']
+
+cfg_keys = 'version description keywords author author_email'.split()
+expected = cfg_keys + "lib_name user branch license status min_python audience language".split()
+for o in expected: assert o in cfg, "missing expected setting: {}".format(o)
+setup_cfg = {o:cfg[o] for o in cfg_keys}
+
+licenses = {
+    'apache2': ('Apache Software License 2.0','OSI Approved :: Apache Software License'),
+    'mit': ('MIT License', 'OSI Approved :: MIT License'),
+    'gpl2': ('GNU General Public License v2', 'OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)'),
+    'gpl3': ('GNU General Public License v3', 'OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)'),
+    'bsd3': ('BSD License', 'OSI Approved :: BSD License'),
+}
+statuses = [ '1 - Planning', '2 - Pre-Alpha', '3 - Alpha',
+    '4 - Beta', '5 - Production/Stable', '6 - Mature', '7 - Inactive' ]
+py_versions = '3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10'.split()
+
+requirements = cfg.get('requirements','').split()
+if cfg.get('pip_requirements'): requirements += cfg.get('pip_requirements','').split()
+min_python = cfg['min_python']
+lic = licenses.get(cfg['license'].lower(), (cfg['license'], None))
+dev_requirements = (cfg.get('dev_requirements') or '').split()
+extra_requirements = (cfg.get('extra_requirements') or '').split()  ## EXTRA REQUIREMENTS ALLOWED"
+project_urls = {}
+if cfg.get('doc_host'): project_urls["Documentation"] = cfg['doc_host'] + cfg.get('doc_baseurl', '')
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name = cfg['lib_name'],
+    license = lic[0],
+    classifiers = [
+        'Development Status :: ' + statuses[int(cfg['status'])],
+        'Intended Audience :: ' + cfg['audience'].title(),
+        'Natural Language :: ' + cfg['language'].title(),
+    ] + ['Programming Language :: Python :: '+o for o in py_versions[py_versions.index(min_python):]] + (['License :: ' + lic[1] ] if lic[1] else []),
+    url = cfg['git_url'],
+    packages = setuptools.find_packages(),
+    include_package_data = True,
+    install_requires = requirements,
+    extras_require={ 'dev': dev_requirements, 'extras': extra_requirements }, ## EXTRA REQUIREMENTS ALLOWED"
+    dependency_links = cfg.get('dep_links','').split(),
+    python_requires  = '>=' + cfg['min_python'],
+    long_description = open('README.md', encoding="utf8").read(),
+    long_description_content_type = 'text/markdown',
+    zip_safe = False,
+    entry_points = {
+        'console_scripts': cfg.get('console_scripts','').split(),
+        'nbdev': [f'{cfg.get("lib_path")}={cfg.get("lib_path")}._modidx:d']
+    },
+    project_urls = project_urls,
+    **setup_cfg)