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+# Ignore Python cache directories and files
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+# Ignore specific files after installation 
+*.whl
+*.egg-info/
+dependency_links.txt
+PKG-INFO
+requires.txt
+SOURCES.txt
+top_level.txt