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+# Byte-code files
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+__pycache__
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+dist/
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Editors
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Logs and temporary files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+/tmp/
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.Trashes
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Specific to this project (from the test output)
+/tmp/testlogs/
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