diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bff1208f0241a41a28254d64ee458c1eabf1ab31
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+# Ignore the __pycache__ directory 
+__pycache__/
+
+# Ignore the .git directory
+.git/
+
+# Ignore the .vscode directory
+.vscode/
+
+# Ignore the .idea directory
+.idea/