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# Created with https://devutils.lol/tools/gitignore-generator
# Templates: Python, Jupyter, VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm…), macOS, Secrets & credentials

### Python ###
# Byte-compiled / cache
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so

# Packaging
build/
dist/
develop-eggs/
eggs/
.eggs/
wheels/
sdist/
*.egg-info/
*.egg
MANIFEST
pip-wheel-metadata/

# Virtual environments
.venv/
venv/
env/
ENV/
.python-version
__pypackages__/

# Tests & coverage
.pytest_cache/
.tox/
.nox/
.coverage
.coverage.*
htmlcov/
coverage.xml
*.cover
.hypothesis/

# Tooling caches
.mypy_cache/
.dmypy.json
.pyre/
.pytype/
.ruff_cache/
cython_debug/
.ipynb_checkpoints/

# Environment
.env
.env.*
!.env.example

### Jupyter ###
.ipynb_checkpoints/
*/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
profile_default/
ipython_config.py
.jupyter/

### VS Code ###
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
!.vscode/*.code-snippets
.history/
*.vsix
*.code-workspace

### JetBrains (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm…) ###
.idea/
*.iml
*.ipr
*.iws
out/
.fleet/
cmake-build-*/
atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
crashlytics.properties
crashlytics-build.properties
fabric.properties

### macOS ###
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
Icon?
._*
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk

### Secrets & credentials ###
# Environment files (commit a .env.example instead)
.env
.env.*
!.env.example
!.env.sample
*.local

# Keys & certificates
*.pem
*.key
*.p12
*.pfx
*.crt
*.csr
*.der
id_rsa*
id_ed25519*
*.gpg
*.asc

# Cloud & service credentials
credentials.json
service-account*.json
*-credentials.json
.aws/
.azure/
.gcloud/
*.tfvars
# .npmrc  ← uncomment if yours holds an auth token
.pypirc
.netrc
.htpasswd
secrets.*
!secrets.example.*

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# Created with https://devutils.lol/tools/gitignore-generator # Templates: Python, Jupyter, VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm…), macOS, Secrets & credentials ### Python ### # Byte-compiled / cache __pycache__/ *.py[cod] *$py.class *.so # Packaging build/ dist/ develop-eggs/ eggs/ .eggs/ wheels/ sdist/ *.egg-info/ *.egg MANIFEST pip-wheel-metadata/ # Virtual environments .venv/ venv/ env/ ENV/ .python-version __pypackages__/ # Tests & coverage .pytest_cache/ .tox/ .nox/ .coverage .coverage.* htmlcov/ coverage.xml *.cover .hypothesis/ # Tooling caches .mypy_cache/ .dmypy.json .pyre/ .pytype/ .ruff_cache/ cython_debug/ .ipynb_checkpoints/ # Environment .env .env.* !.env.example ### Jupyter ### .ipynb_checkpoints/ */.ipynb_checkpoints/* profile_default/ ipython_config.py .jupyter/ ### VS Code ### .vscode/* !.vscode/settings.json !.vscode/tasks.json !.vscode/launch.json !.vscode/extensions.json !.vscode/*.code-snippets .history/ *.vsix *.code-workspace ### JetBrains (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm…) ### .idea/ *.iml *.ipr *.iws out/ .fleet/ cmake-build-*/ atlassian-ide-plugin.xml com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml crashlytics.properties crashlytics-build.properties fabric.properties ### macOS ### .DS_Store .AppleDouble .LSOverride Icon? ._* .DocumentRevisions-V100 .fseventsd .Spotlight-V100 .TemporaryItems .Trashes .VolumeIcon.icns .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent .AppleDB .AppleDesktop Network Trash Folder Temporary Items .apdisk ### Secrets & credentials ### # Environment files (commit a .env.example instead) .env .env.* !.env.example !.env.sample *.local # Keys & certificates *.pem *.key *.p12 *.pfx *.crt *.csr *.der id_rsa* id_ed25519* *.gpg *.asc # Cloud & service credentials credentials.json service-account*.json *-credentials.json .aws/ .azure/ .gcloud/ *.tfvars # .npmrc ← uncomment if yours holds an auth token .pypirc .netrc .htpasswd secrets.* !secrets.example.*

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