diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b15f6ab..b72cf8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,12 @@ lerna-debug.log*
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+# python / environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# temporary files
+temp.txt
+.tmp
+scratch/