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+# Python-specific ignores
+.eggs
+*.pyc
+__pycache__
+__pycache__/*
+
+# Build stuff ignores
+build
+.coverage
+dist/*.tar.gz
+
+# General ignores
+*.crt
+*.dbg
+dump.rdb
+*.DS_Store
+.DS_STORE
+*.key
+*.log
+*.swp
+
+# Development-specific ignores
+devconfig.json
+.vagrant
+
+# Text editors ignores
+.idea/
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# mypy-related ignores
+.mypy_cache
+
+# Ion-specific ignores
+intranet/apps/files/cred.py*
+intranet/collected_static
+maintenance_mode_state.txt
+uploads/*
+
+# Fixture-related ignores
+fixtures/**/*.json
+fixtures/README.txt
+fixtures/*.sql
+*fixtures*.tar*
+
+# NPM-related ignores
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json