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 .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
 .vscode/launch.json
 .vscode/ipch
-out/*
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+out/*
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# IDEs
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
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