diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12cd76a878ce586fc3874cc46e3243f005799423..2a3b68a5002c7ced7d36818a3550827cd7085450 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ test/gtest/src/gtest-stamp/Debug/gtest-build
 *.lib
 test/gtest/src/gtest-stamp/Debug/
 tools/assimp_view/assimp_viewer.vcxproj.user
+*.pyc
 
 # Unix editor backups
 *~