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+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+venv/
+.venv/
+env/
+.env
+.env.*
+.git
+.gitignore
+.dockerignore
+Dockerfile
+README.md
+*.md
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.log