diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3268211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.*.sw?
diff --git a/svg/.gitignore b/svg/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d20b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svg/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc