diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df93547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+bin
+build
+develop-eggs
+dist
+lib
+include
+man
+parts
+
+__pycache__
+.*
+*.dll
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.so