diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..a34f512130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.egg-info
+*.pot
+*.py[co]
+docs/_build/
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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+syntax:glob
+
+*.egg-info
+*.pot
+*.py[co]
+docs/_build/