diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74c260cb3c..c36d08cda7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 *.out
 *.o
 *.so
+*.so.*
 
 # Exclude editor config
 .vscode/
@@ -19,4 +20,9 @@ build/
 build_cmake/
 
 # Exclude macOS folder attributes
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+
+# Python byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class