diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Session.vim
 cscope.out
 build/
 .sconsign.dblite
+*.pyc
diff --git a/tools/scanreplace.pyc b/tools/scanreplace.pyc
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