diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd77e0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+.pytest_cache/
+.pylint.d/