diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07fc75541a4d5a23e34a0481062e1a11472748cf
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+# Environment config directories
+.vscode
+
+# Python build directories
+__pycache__
+build
+dist
+*.egg-info