diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95e2f6572c..444d774a60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ site-local
 *.elf
 *.o
 *.out
+*.pyc
 *.swp
 
 # Development friendly files