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+# PyCharm
+.idea
+exportToHTML
+
+# Emacs
+*~
+.#*
+
+# Any vi swap files
+*.swp
+
+# Editors
+*.bak
+*.project
+*.pydevproject
+
+# Protobuf output files
+voltha/**/*.desc
+**/*_pb2.py
+**/*_pb2_grpc.py
+
+### Python template
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xmlcd
+*.cover
+
+# Virtualenv
+venv
+venv-darwin
+venv-linux
+
+# junit-coverage file
+**/junit-coverage.xml
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