diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+dist
+.DS-Store
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+build
+.tox
+.venv
+*.egg*
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.pyc
+.testrepository
+.idea/*
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
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+[gerrit]
+host=review.openstack.org
+port=29418
+project=stackforge/akanda.git
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