diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/.cache
+/.DS_Store
+
+.env 
+venv/.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.poetry]
+name = "sybil-shield-1"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Packages for Sybil Detection Software"
+authors = ["Marissa Posner"]
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.6"
+
+[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"