diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6007393fb9d7eb588d8dca4669a48a547968e402..49297a992c269fc1dda578e3d205be280a494e9c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 *.pyc
+*.log
+*.DS_Store
+
 __pycache__
 build
 
@@ -7,3 +10,4 @@ build
 # do not include the autogenerated SWIG files
 python/amptek_hardware_interface/AmptekHardwareInterface.py
 python/amptek_hardware_interface/AmptekHardwareInterface_wrap.cpp
+python/*.bin
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