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 # Workspace auth tokens
 .auth-token
 .auth_token
+
+# Python bytecode + caches — never commit. Generated by every test run.
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
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