updated README.md and setup.py

README.md

 ## dasf-progress-api
 
-Progress api for dasf modules based on python. Developed and tested with Python 3.8
+Progress api for DASF modules based on python. Developed and tested with Python 3.8
+
+### Scope
+This library is part of the Data Analytics Software Framework DASF (https://git.geomar.de/digital-earth/dasf), 
+which was developed by the GFZ Potsdam (https://www.gfz-potsdam.de)
+in the Digital Earth project (https://www.digitalearth-hgf.de/).
 
 ### Usage
 
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ All sub-reports are again instances of `ProgressReport`, so you can create more
 For now there is now distinct error flag in the report. 
 But you can update the `step_message` prop before marking it as complete to indicate an error.
 
-```
+```python
 # some code that raises an exception
 # ...
 except Exception as e:
@@ -56,4 +61,3 @@ except Exception as e:
     progress_report.step_message = "error '{msg}': {err}".format(msg=progress_report.step_message, err=error)
     progress_report.complete()
 ```
----

setup.py

 from distutils.core import setup
+import os
+
+readme_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'README.md')
+try:
+    from m2r import parse_from_file
+    readme = parse_from_file(readme_file)
+except ImportError:
+    # m2r may not be installed in user environment
+    print('m2r not installed, using fallback README.rst')
+    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'README.rst')) as f:
+        readme = f.read()
+
+print(readme)
 
 setup(
     name='deprogressapi',
     packages=['deprogressapi'],
     version='0.1.0',
     description='basic back-end progress api for the data analytics software framework dasf',
+    long_description=readme,
     license='Apache-2.0',
     author='Daniel Eggert <daniel.eggert@gfz-potsdam.de>, Adam Sasin <sasin@hu-potsdam.de>',
     author_email = 'daniel.eggert@gfz-potsdam.de',