diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78c0ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+configure
+configure~
+install-sh
+missing
+__pycache__