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# Set up git ignore file

* Create a file named <mark style="color:orange;">`.gitignore`</mark> in your project's directory. Ignore directories by entering the directory name into the file (with a slash appended):

```bash
<repo_name>/<folder_name>/*
```

Example:&#x20;

```bash
python_fastapi/freecodecamp-course/__pycache__/*
python_fastapi/freecodecamp-course/venv/*
```