diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fef6676..6060b4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ crontab/smartctl_log
 crontab/debug_*.py
 crontab/test_*.py
 crontab/test*.py
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
 g-b/*
 mcptime/go.sum
 mcpTimeServer/go.sum