diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff7acee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+python_bindings/hnswlib.egg-info/
+python_bindings/build/
+python_bindings/dist/
+python_bindings/tmp/
diff --git a/python_bindings/bindings.cpp b/python_bindings/bindings.cpp
index d9396247..bbfa9f8a 100644
--- a/python_bindings/bindings.cpp
+++ b/python_bindings/bindings.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ PYBIND11_PLUGIN(hnswlib) {
         .def("load_index", &Index<float>::loadIndex, py::arg("path_to_index"), py::arg("max_elements")=0)
         .def("mark_deleted", &Index<float>::markDeleted, py::arg("label"))
         .def("resize_index", &Index<float>::resizeIndex, py::arg("new_size"))
-        .def_readonly("space_name", &Index<float>::space_name)
+        .def_readonly("space", &Index<float>::space_name)
         .def_readonly("dim", &Index<float>::dim)
         .def_readwrite("num_threads", &Index<float>::num_threads_default)
         .def_property("ef",