# ---> General Python <---
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so
.Python
build/
develop-eggs/
dist/
downloads/
eggs/
.eggs/
lib/
lib64/
parts/
sdist/
var/
wheels/
share/python-wheels/
*.egg-info/
.installed.cfg
*.egg
MANIFEST

# PyInstaller
*.manifest
*.spec

# Installer logs
pip-log.txt
pip-delete-this-directory.txt

# Unit test / coverage reports
htmlcov/
.tox/
.nox/
.coverage
.coverage.*
.cache
nosetests.xml
coverage.xml
*.cover
*.py,cover
.hypothesis/
.pytest_cache/
cover/

# Translations
*.mo
*.pot

# Django/Flask/Scrapy/Sphinx/PyBuilder specific (can often be removed if not used)
*.log
local_settings.py
db.sqlite3
db.sqlite3-journal
instance/
.webassets-cache
.scrapy
docs/_build/
.pybuilder/
target/

# Jupyter Notebook
.ipynb_checkpoints

# IPython
profile_default/
ipython_config.py

# Environments & Secrets
.env
.venv
env/
venv/
ENV/
env.bak/
venv.bak/
secrets.yaml
*.credential

# IDE / Editor Settings
.vscode/
.idea/
.spyderproject
.spyproject
.ropeproject

# Linting / Type Checking Caches
.mypy_cache/
.dmypy.json
dmypy.json
.pyre/
.pytype/
cython_debug/

# Other Tooling
.continue/ # Cursor state

# ---> Project Specific <---
input/
output/
tests/
*.xlsx # Often generated reports
*.csv  # Often generated 

# If temporary planning files are used
output/