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+# This file specifies files that are *not* uploaded to Google Cloud Platform
+# using gcloud. It follows the same syntax as .gitignore, with the addition of
+# "#!include" directives (which insert the entries of the given .gitignore-style
+# file at that point).
+#
+# For more information, run:
+#   $ gcloud topic gcloudignore
+#
+.gcloudignore
+# If you would like to upload your .git directory, .gitignore file or files
+# from your .gitignore file, remove the corresponding line
+# below:
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Python pycache:
+__pycache__/
+# Ignored by the build system
+/setup.cfg
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