diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e928de1
--- /dev/null
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
\ No newline at end of file