diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 57709bb..cb82056 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 # Optional npm cache directory
 .npm
 
+# python cache directory
+__pycache__/
+
+# Python virtual env directory
+env/
+
 # Optional REPL history
 .node_repl_history
 package-lock.json