Add .gitignore file to exclude common Python, IDE, and environment files

.gitignore

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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Virtual Environment
+venv/
+ENV/
+env/
+.env
+.venv
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+.DS_Store
+
+# Testing
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+log/
+
+# Local development settings
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+# Google Cloud specific
+.gcloudignore
+.gcloudignore.local
+
+# Documentation
+docs/_build/
+site/
+
+# Misc
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.temp