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+# Temporary and binary files
+*~
+*.py[cod]
+*.so
+*.cfg
+!.isort.cfg
+!setup.cfg
+*.orig
+*.log
+*.pot
+__pycache__/*
+.cache/*
+.*.swp
+*/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
+
+# Project files
+.ropeproject
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings
+.idea
+tags
+
+# Package files
+*.egg
+*.eggs/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg-info
+
+# Unittest and coverage
+htmlcov/*
+.coverage
+.tox
+junit.xml
+coverage.xml
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Build and docs folder/files
+build/*
+dist/*
+sdist/*
+docs/api/*
+docs/_rst/*
+docs/_build/*
+cover/*
+MANIFEST
+
+# Per-project virtualenvs
+.venv*/
+
+.DS_Store
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