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+# General files for the project
+pkg/*
+*.pyc
+bin/*
+.project
+/.bin
+/_test/secrets/*.json
+*.tgz
+Chart.lock
+
+# OSX leaves these everywhere on SMB shares
+._*
+
+# OSX trash
+.DS_Store
+
+# Files generated by JetBrains IDEs, e.g. IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/
+*.iml
+
+# Vscode files
+.vscode
+
+# Emacs save files
+*~
+\#*\#
+.\#*
+
+# Vim-related files
+[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
+[._]s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+
+# Chart dependencies
+**/charts/*.tgz
+
+.history
+