diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc9b51991e5a9ae1ac45108c80f4a1b27728c3de
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+make_output.txt
+*.org~
+*.so
+*.pyc
+build/*
+binary_c_python_api.o
+output/*
+*.nfs*
+*.swp