diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18f503a..cd5f925 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # ignores all goland project folders and files
 .idea
 *.iml
-*.ipr
\ No newline at end of file
+*.ipr
+
+# python venv for dev scripts
+.venv
\ No newline at end of file