From d81a3d39745f862e295b155189d24a5abda71ce6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:40:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add .gitignore for Python artifacts and runtime data

Excludes __pycache__, compiled Python files, virtual environments,
the data/ directory (runtime-generated), and build artifacts.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01KjaNo9RXevw6x1DjJD8mj6
---
 .gitignore | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..921c204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+
+# Data directory (runtime files, not source)
+data/
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/