diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+**/*.egg-info
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.tar.gz
+*.code-workspace
+**/.*.ipynb
+**/.ipynb*
+.venv/
+build/
+export/
+.do-not-setup-on-localhost
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/html
+screenshots/