diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..61bd14b
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+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+dist/
+.tox
+*.egg-info
+*.py[co]
+.DS_Store
+*.log
+.testrepository
+subunit.log
+build
+.autogenerated
+.coverage
+cover/
+coverage.xml
+doc/source/api/
+.coverage*
+etc/config.ini