import typing


def _get_long_description_data() -> typing.Tuple[str, str]:
    """
    Get data regarding the long description of the package.

    :return: tuple of the README.md text and the long_description type.
    :rtype: typing.Tuple[str, str]
    """
    with open('README.md', 'r') as readme:
        return (readme.read(), 'text/markdown')