diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.noseids
+.vscode
+build
+dist
+.coverage
+coverage.xml
+cover
+.tox
+.DS_Store
+nose2-results.xml
+venv-cordworkflowcontrollerclient
+*.pyc
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