diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..f504798
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+*.pyc
+*.log
+*.old
+.idea/
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+Icon?
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+.pem
+test_*
+*.pid