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+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and WebStorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+# github acions
+.github/
+.*ignore
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv*/
+ENV/
+.conda/
+README*.md