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+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# Virtual Environment
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Project specific
+data/detections.db
+data/models/*
+!data/models/.gitkeep
+data/datasets/*
+!data/datasets/.gitkeep
+data/results/*
+!data/results/.gitkeep
+logs/*.log
+logs/*
+!logs/.gitkeep
+
+# Model files
+*.pt
+*.pth
+*.onnx
+*.engine
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+.cache/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# Testing
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+*.manifest
+*.spec
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