diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4e8d12e514..ce2e45af97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@ build/
 ######################
 tests/*.exp
 tests/*.out
+
+# Python cache files
+######################
+__pycache__/