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+# User-specific configuration — never commit personal settings.
+# Copy doc/profile.conf.example to profile.conf and customise it.
+profile.conf
+
+# Compiled / generated artefacts
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
+# macOS noise
+.DS_Store
+
+# Editor swap / backup files
+*~
+*.swp
+*.swo