diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44dcd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.venv/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c9c70f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python3",
+  "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true,
+  "jupyter.notebookFileRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
+}