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+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+stripe_config/.venv/
+
+# Python cache
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Environment variables
+.env
+*.env
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/