diff --git a/osmocom-python/.gitignore b/osmocom-python/.gitignore
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+### python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smspdu/.gitignore b/smspdu/.gitignore
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+### python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]