diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 863b9097..28c19323 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,9 +10,42 @@ Thumbs.db
 ._*
 
 ###################
-# python bytecode #
+# python #
 ###################
-*.pyc
+*.py[cod]
 
-# Other stuff
-.idea/
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+__pycache__
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+nosetests.xml
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+
+###################
+# IDE #
+###################
+.idea/
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