diff --git a/.eggs/README.txt b/.eggs/README.txt
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--- a/.eggs/README.txt
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-This directory contains eggs that were downloaded by setuptools to build, test, and run plug-ins.
-
-This directory caches those eggs to prevent repeated downloads.
-
-However, it is safe to delete this directory.
-
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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 *.py[co]
 
 # Packages
+.eggs/
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
 dist