Currently, the repository includes __pycache__ directories, even though it is included in .gitignore, which contain Python bytecode files (.pyc). These files are generated automatically during runtime and are not needed in the source code. Including them can cause unnecessary clutter and potential conflicts across different environments.

Proposed Solution:

1. Edit the following line to the .gitignore file to prevent __pycache__ from being tracked:

   __pycache__/
   

2. Remove all existing __pycache__ directories from the repository:

   git rm -r --cached **/__pycache__