diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0abf1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+syntax: glob
+
+.DS_Store
+*.pyc
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.un~
+.ropeproject
+tags
+build