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+# Secrets
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# Python cache / bytecode
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+
+# Pipenv
+Pipfile.lock
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+cron.log
+ics_importer.log
+
+# Runtime data
+imported_uids.txt
+
+# Packaging / build artifacts
+build/
+dist/
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+
+# Test / coverage
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+.mypy_cache/
+
+# Editors / OS files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db