# Git files
.git
.gitignore

# Virtual environment
.venv
venv/
env/
ENV/
*.env # Ignore local .env files within the backend directory if any

# Python cache
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class

# IDE files
.idea/
.vscode/

# Test artifacts
.pytest_cache/
htmlcov/
.coverage*

# Other build/temp files
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
*.db # e.g., sqlite temp dbs