diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b249517e5a30e6f029e3b1ec245c146414d6938
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+# https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes
+
+# *.cir text eol=lf
+# *.lib text eol=lf
+# *.mod text eol=lf
+
+*.py text eol=lf
+*.rst text eol=lf
+*.yml text eol=lf
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*~
+__pycache__
+doc/sphinx/build/