diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# All files to globally ignore
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*$py.class
+*.swp
+*.patch
+*#
+*~
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+MANIFEST
+dist
+build
+.build
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+++ b/MANIFEST.in
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+include AUTHORS
+include LICENSE
+include MANIFEST.in
+include COPYING
+recursive-include bin *.*
+recursive-include test *.*