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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Jupyter Notebook checkpoints
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+.env/
+.venv/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Tools directory cache
+__pycache__/
+tools/__pycache__/
+
+# Ignore the workflows directory if not needed
+workflows/