diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..2769831
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+*.DS_Store
+*.egg*
+*.log
+*.mo
+*.pyc
+*.swo
+*.swp
+*.db
+*~
+.coverage
+.idea
+.stestr/
+.testrepository
+.tox
+ChangeLog
+.project
+.pydevproject
+venv