diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..de735da720a1d8a22be2588c4738212288056f63
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+# Python generated files
+*.pyc
+*.py~
+.*.swp
+
+proxy.conf