diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b350881f7162aa9fce4904476c2b4a064976f9fa
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+# Exclude the files created from the templates:
+templates/*
+# Exclude compiled files
+da/**/__pycache__/
+da/**/*.pyc
+da/**/*.bak