diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b35c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+bin
+build
+dist
+lib
+parts
+
+*.dll
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.so
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..596a1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
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+include *.txt
+
+recursive-include src *
+
+global-exclude *.pyc
+global-exclude *.pyo