diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c65521..e419d2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
-# ignore the python virtual env
+# ignore the python specific folders and files
 /env/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+# ignore folders created by setuptools
+/dist/
+/build/
+/RPiGPIO.makertools.egg-info/
+