diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore miscellaneous files
+cscope.*
+*.swp
+*.patch
+*~
+.project
+.cproject
+
+# Ctags
+tags
+
+# common python virtual environment directories
+.env/
+env/
+.venv/
+venv/