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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Virtual Environment
+venv/
+env/
+.env
+
+# IDEs and Editors
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Model files (if they're large, you might want to exclude them)
+*.gguf
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# Other
+*.bak
+*.tmp