diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3723682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.egg
+*.EGG
+*.EGG-INFO
+*.tmp*
+*~
+.installed.cfg
+*.mo
+\#*
+.\#*
+*.log
+Thumbs.db
+
+nosetests.xml
+.noseids
+.coverage
+coverage.xml
+
+# Everything that Sphinx builds.
+docs/build