diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d239f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.mypy_cache
+
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+.*.swp
+.*.swo
+
+build/
+dist/
+
+*.egg-info/