diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aaab0f2..b79a0a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ doc/Doxyfile.bak
 # Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
 *.vsix
 
-# CPP lint
-__pycache__/**
+# CPP lint / Python
+__pycache__/
+**/__pycache__/
+*.pyc