diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.pyc
+.DS_Store
+.coverage
+nohup.out
+PyIron.log
+pyiron.log
+.idea/
+inspectionProfiles/
+_build/
+apidoc/
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
+test_times.dat