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+# Environment variables
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+ENV/
+env/
+.venv
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Logs
+logs/
+*.log
+
+# Runtime files
+.runtime_env.json
+
+# Test and temporary files
+test.py
+delete.py
+refresh_data.sh
+
+# Config files (optional - uncomment if needed)
+configs/day_config.json
+configs/hour_config.json
+configs/test_config.json
+
+# Data directories (optional - uncomment if needed)
+data/agent_data/test*/
+data/agent_data/*test*/
+data/merged_daily.jsonl
+data/merged_hour.jsonl
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# pytest
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+