diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ee1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# exclude python compiled files
+*.pyc
diff --git a/scripts/metadata/.gitignore b/scripts/metadata/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/metadata/.gitignore
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+conf/b2safe_neo4j.conf
+log/