diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a443f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exanoke-c
+*.pyc
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
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+syntax: glob
+
+exanoke-c
+*.pyc