diff --git a/src/python/.gitignore b/src/python/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/.gitignore
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+/build/
+/dist/
+/oftest.egg-info/
diff --git a/src/python/oftest/.gitignore b/src/python/oftest/.gitignore
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+action.py
+class_maps.py
+cstruct.py
+error.py
+message.py