# Version control
.git
.gitignore

# Python artifacts
__pycache__
*.pyc
*.pyo
*.egg-info
dist
build
.eggs

# Virtual environments
.venv
venv
env

# IDE
.vscode
.idea

# Environment files — never bake secrets into the image
.env
.env.*

# Tests
tests
pytest.ini
.pytest_cache
.coverage
htmlcov

# Documentation
*.md
LICENSE

# Dev scripts
start.sh

# Docker files (no need to copy into the image)
Dockerfile
docker-compose*.yaml