diff --git a/.yapfignore b/.yapfignore
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+util/aa_isocode2dcid.py
+util/county_to_dcid.py
+util/soc_codes.py
+
+scripts/*/*/scratch
+scripts/*/*/*/scratch
+scripts/*/*/*/*/scratch
+scripts/*/*/*/*/*/scratch
+
+.env/
+*/.env/
+*/*/.env/
+*/*/*/.env/
+*/*/*/*/.env/
+*/*/*/*/*/.env/