diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10db303ca8..7b30e0519b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ docs/_doxygen/
 # do NOT ignore these files
 !.clang-format
 !.editorconfig
+
+# misc
+__pycache__/