diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore __pycache__ directories
+__pycache__/
+
+# Ignore everything
+*
+
+# But allow these file types
+!*.py
+!*.bat
+!*.txt
+!*.md
+!LICENSE
+
+# Don't ignore .gitignore
+!.gitignore