diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ed02e19..06d7c4cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # python virtualenv
 venv/
+ENV/
+.venv
 
 # put various editor ignores here
 .vscode/
@@ -7,3 +9,14 @@ venv/
 *.vpw
 *.vpwhist
 *.vtg
+
+# python cache files
+*.pyc
+__pychache__
+
+# dotenv
+.env
+.envrc
+
+# os specific
+.DS_Store