diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ab22ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*.pyc
+todo.org
+sandbox
+Sandbox
+*.tar.gz
+*~
+*.sqlite
+*.log
+*.db
+*.old
+.*
+!.gitignore