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-# -------------------------
-# Python
-# -------------------------
-__pycache__/
-*.py[cod]
-*.pyo
-*.pyd
-*.pdb
-*.so
-*.egg-info/
-.eggs/
-dist/
-build/
-pip-wheel-metadata/
-
-# Virtual environments
-.env
-.venv
-venv/
-ENV/
-
-# Local environment variables
-*.env
-!.env.example
-
-# Byte-compiled / cache
-.pytest_cache/
-.cache/
-
-# IDE / Editor settings
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-
-# Logs
-*.log
-logs/
-
-# Coverage / Testing
-htmlcov/
-.coverage
-coverage.xml
-*.cover
-.pytest_cache/
-
-# MyPy / Ruff / Pyright
-.mypy_cache/
-ruff_cache/
-.pyright/
-
-# -------------------------
-# FastAPI specific
-# -------------------------
-# Compiled static files (if any)
-staticfiles/
-
-# -------------------------
-# Docker
-# -------------------------
-# Ignore local Docker environment
-.docker/
-*.tar
-docker-compose.override.yml
-
-# -------------------------
-# OS files
-# -------------------------
-.DS_Store
-Thumbs.db