diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4629c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.DS*
+.waf-1*
+.waf3-*
+.lock*
+**/*.pyc
+build/
+VERSION
+unit-tests.conf