diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8ff35b8d0..8ba07fe616 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.e
 *.g.*
 *.e.*
+*.pyc
 .libs
 Makefile
 Makefile.bak