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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Virtual environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Testing and coverage
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Type checking
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Linting
+.ruff_cache/
+
+# Node.js (for web formatting)
+node_modules/
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+.tmp/
+.temp/
+
+# Validation reports (generated files)
+validation-report.md
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