diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfa4cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.pyc
+*.pyd
+*.pyo
+venv/
+.venv/
+env/
+.env/
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+.coverage
+.tox/
+.idea/
+*.iml
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
+Pipfile.lock # Consider if you want to include or exclude
+
+# macOS-specific ignores
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+._*
+*~.nib
+*~.xib
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