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+# Compiled files
+*.py[cod]
+*.a
+*.o
+*.so
+__pycache__
+
+# Ignore .c files by default to avoid including generated code. If you want to
+# add a non-generated .c extension, use `git add -f filename.c`.
+*.c
+*.yaml
+
+# Other generated files
+*/version.py
+*/cython_version.py
+htmlcov
+.coverage
+MANIFEST
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# Sphinx
+docs/api
+docs/_build
+
+# Eclipse editor project files
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings
+
+# Pycharm editor project files
+.idea
+
+# Floobits project files
+.floo
+.flooignore
+
+# Visual Studio Code project files
+.vscode
+
+# Packages/installer info
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+.eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+distribute-*.tar.gz
+
+# Other
+.cache
+.tox
+.*.sw[op]
+*~
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+
+# Mac OSX
+.DS_Store
+
+*.conf.pdf
+
+# logs
+logs/