diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a9bbe0aafd..861b69b8be0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ data/
 /_maps/map_files/**/*.dmm.backup
 /_maps/quicksave/*
 /nano/debug.html
+**/__pycache__/*
 *.db
 stddef.dm
 .atom-build.json