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-# syntax: glob
-# See https://blog.jaraco.com/skeleton/#ignoring-artifacts before modifying.
-bin
-build
-dist
-docs/build
-include
-lib
-distribute.egg-info
-setuptools.egg-info
-setuptools/tests/bdist_wheel_testdata/*/*.egg-info/
-.coverage
-.eggs
-.tox
-.venv
-*.egg
-*.py[cod]
-*.swp
-*~
-.hg*
-.cache
-.pytest_cache/
-.mypy_cache/