diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..bcd7493
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.py[cod]
+__pychache__
+bundle/*
+view/*
+tags
+.netrwhist
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-syntax: glob
-
-*.pyc
-*.pyo
-
-bundle/*
-view/*
-**/doc/tags
-
-.netrwhist