diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b2b2b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.gitignore
+
+.DS_Store
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+*.pyc
+__pycache__
+*.swp
+.vscode/
+.idea/**
+
+caches
+
+# fitlog
+.fitlog
+logs/
+.fitconfig