diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d82e71c0450ca9763b3abe0a4e2627d9476b4ec2..dc9b51991e5a9ae1ac45108c80f4a1b27728c3de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ build/*
 binary_c_python_api.o
 output/*
 *.nfs*
+*.swp