diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c28d592..a805a45 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,107 @@
 .DS_Store
 
 .idea/
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*,cover
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+\.idea/
+
+\.ipynb_checkpoints/
+
+data/
+
+energy-table\.xlsx
+
+main-test\.py
+
+# EnergyPlus
+*.audit
+*.bnd
+*.eio
+*.end
+*.err
+*.mdd
+*.mtd
+*.rdd
+*.shd
+*.sql
+*.htm
+*.dbg
+*.eso
+*.mtr
+
+# vscode stuff
+.vscode/
+
+# archetypal stuff
+cache/
+notebooks/
+_build/
+
+tests/\.temp/
+
+*.lp
+
+\.DS_Store
+
+tests/input_data/schedules/eprun/
+trnsidf.exe
+
+docs/reference/