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

# Distribution / packaging
build/
dist/
*.egg-info/
*.egg

# Virtual environments
.venv/
venv/
env/

# Test / coverage
.pytest_cache/
.coverage
.coverage.*
htmlcov/
.tox/
.hypothesis/

# Editor / IDE
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
.DS_Store

# Type-checker caches
.mypy_cache/
.ruff_cache/

# Sphinx build artifacts
docs/_build/

# Local sample data (reference files; not committed)
_data/
samples/

# Transient resume notes from assistant sessions
RESUME.md

# Maintainer-only release runbook
PUBLISH.md

# AI workflow context (auto-loaded by Claude Code; kept local to avoid exposing private repo refs)
CLAUDE.md
.claude-prompts/
