diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
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+syntax: glob
+
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/*
+*~
+*.s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+
+docs/build/*