diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c85de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.*.swp
+tags
+.swo
+.DS_Store
+.*.pyc
+*.scratch.*
+.svn
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file