diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5e9682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.py[co]
+.*.sw?
+/reclass-config.yml
+/reclass.egg-info
+/build
+/dist
+/.coverage