diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore some symbolic links
+install
+
+# Ignore specific directories and files
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
+*/.ipynb_checkpoints/
+.vscode/
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+*.egg-info/
+*.h5