diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa1bde53e..5d9153354 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.pyc
 bazel-*
 mediapipe/MediaPipe.xcodeproj
 mediapipe/MediaPipe.tulsiproj/*.tulsiconf-user