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-.bundle
-db/*.sqlite3
-log/*.log
-*.log
-tmp/**/*
-tmp/*
-*.swp
-*~
-#mac autosaving file
-.DS_Store
-*.py[co]
-
-# Installer logs
-pip-log.txt
-
-# Unit test / coverage reports
-.coverage
-.tox
-test.log
-.noseids
-*.xlsx
-
-# Compiled python files
-*.py[co]
-
-# Packages
-*.egg
-.eggs/*
-*.egg-info
-dist
-build
-eggs
-cover
-parts
-bin
-var
-sdist
-develop-eggs
-.installed.cfg
-coverage.xml
-htmlcov
-nosetests.xml
-
-# C Extensions
-*.o
-*.so
-*.out
-# git add -f if needed
-*.c
-
-# Vim
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
-# Built documentation
-docs/_build/*
-
-# Un-tarred example data input. We should only commit the tarball.
-tests/resources/example_data/*
-
-# database of vbench
-benchmarks.db
-
-# Vagrant temp folder
-.vagrant
-
-# Intellij IDE temp project files
-.project
-zipline.iml
-
-# PyCharm custom settings
-.idea
-
-# Pickle files
-*.pickle
-
-# data
-./data
-
-TAGS
-
-python2
-python3
-scratch