diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11817c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+my_picocom_logfile.txt
+*pyc
+__pycache__/
+*.log
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*.swo       
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