diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
+*.py[cod]
+*.so
+*.o
+*.mod
+*.bak
+*.target
+htmlcov
+package/
+src/msspec/results.txt
+*venv/
+**/*build*/
+**/*dist/
+**/*.egg-info/
+.ropeproject
+.project
+VERSION
+tests/private
+**/man/pages