diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf6b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# used to remove files from deployment using `git archive`
+# git files
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+
+*appveyor.yml export-ignore
+
+# folders:
+tests export-ignore
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45e1d8b..591ad67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ Pipfile.lock
 # sublime
 *.sublime-workspace
 *.sublime-project
+
+# vscode
+*.vscode
 pyrightconfig.json
 
 # project
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 772a856..0000000
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "Sublime Remote Debug",
-            "type": "python",
-            "request": "attach",
-            "connect": {
-                "host": "localhost",
-                "port": 5678
-            }
-        }
-    ]
-}
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