diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1390fd..fcfa0ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .Trash*
 *.kdev4
 .kdev4/*
+*__pycache__*
 client_software/.sync_*.db
 client_software/setup_system.conf
 config/setup_system.conf