diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+*.pyc
+*$py.class
+*.pt.py
+*.txt.py
+*~
+.coverage
+.tox/
+nosetests.xml
+build/
+dist/
+bin/
+lib/
+include/
+.idea/
+distribute-*.tar.gz
+bookenv/
+jyenv/
+pypyenv/
+env*/