# Git and version control
.git
.gitignore
.gitattributes

# Python cache and build artifacts
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so
.Python
build/
develop-eggs/
dist/
downloads/
eggs/
.eggs/
lib/
lib64/
parts/
sdist/
var/
wheels/
share/python-wheels/
*.egg-info/
.installed.cfg
*.egg
MANIFEST

# Virtual environments
venv/
env/
ENV/
env.bak/
venv.bak/

# IDE and editor files
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
*~
.DS_Store

# Testing and coverage
.pytest_cache/
.coverage
htmlcov/
.tox/
.nox/
coverage.xml
*.cover
*.py,cover
.hypothesis/

# Documentation
docs/_build/
.readthedocs.yml

# Local development files
.env
.env.local
.env.development
.env.test
.env.production

# Logs
*.log
logs/

# Database files (for local development)
*.db
*.sqlite
*.sqlite3

# Temporary files
*.tmp
*.temp
.cache/

# Node.js (if any frontend assets)
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*

# Docker files (avoid infinite recursion)
Dockerfile*
docker-compose*.yml
.dockerignore

# GitHub workflows (not needed in container)
.github/

# Local data directories
data/
backups/

# Security and keys
*.pem
*.key
secrets/

# Misc
LICENSE
CHANGELOG.md
CONTRIBUTING.md
IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md