diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..350d3435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.gitignore
+*.pem
+*.sw[po]
+*.py[co]
+build
+Session.vim
+*.bak
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.pak
+*.dat
+*.zip
+node_modules
+targets
+*.egg-info