diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 181e4626372ffecd36b4255f6032a04418f7a390..aa493812b7d35a03242191499ca0ae0a3892244b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.lo
 *.o
 *.obj
+*.pyc
 
 # Precompiled Headers
 *.gch