diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e102935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.tox
+build/*
+*.pyc
+gerritx/versioninfo
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+dist/*
+*.egg-info