Generalized .gitignore file for Python projects with emphasis on ignoring packaging and OS files. Original taken from https://github.com/github/gitignore

.gitignore

# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class

# C extensions
*.so

# celery beat schedule file
celerybeat-schedule

# Distribution / packaging
.Python
env/
build/
develop-eggs/
dist/
downloads/
eggs/
.eggs/
lib/
lib64/
parts/
sdist/
var/
wheels/
*.egg-info/
.installed.cfg
*.egg

# Django stuff:
*.log
local_settings.py

# dotenv
.env

# Flask stuff:
instance/
.webassets-cache

# Installer logs (PIP general)
pip-log.txt
pip-delete-this-directory.txt
pip-selfcheck.json

# Jupyter Notebook
.ipynb_checkpoints

# pip
pip-selfcheck.json

# pyenv
.python-version

# PyBuilder
target/

# PyInstaller
#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
*.manifest
*.spec

# Rope project settings
.ropeproject

# Scrapy stuff:
.scrapy

# Sphinx documentation
docs/_build/

# Spyder project settings
.spyderproject

# Translations
*.mo
*.pot

# Unit test / coverage reports
htmlcov/
.tox/
.coverage
.coverage.*
.cache
nosetests.xml
coverage.xml
*,cover
.hypothesis/

# venv
Include/
Lib/
Scripts/
pyvenv.cfg

# virtualenv
.venv/
venv/
ENV/

# =========================
# Operating System Files
# =========================

# Windows
# =========================

desktop.ini
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db
*.cab
*.msi
*.msm
*.msp
*.lnk

# OSX
# =========================

.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride

# Thumbnails
._*

# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns

# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk

# =========================
# Project-specific ignores (if any)
# =========================