.gitignore

# .gitignore for class-6-cybersecurity-social-engineering-building-apis

# Python bytecode and cache:
# These files are created automatically by Python to speed up imports.
# They should never be committed because they are generated again on any machine.
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class

# C extensions
*.so

# Build / packaging artefacts:
# Created when you build or distribute a package (dist, wheels, eggs, etc.).
# They are derived artefacts, not source code.
.Python
build/
dist/
downloads/
eggs/
.eggs/
lib/
lib64/
parts/
sdist/
var/
wheels/
share/python-wheels/
*.egg-info/
.installed.cfg
*.egg
MANIFEST

# Virtual environments:
# Each developer can have their own venv; it should not be tracked in Git.
.venv/
venv/
env/
ENV/

# Flask-specific:
# 'instance/' is where Flask apps often store local configs, sqlite dbs, etc.
# '.webassets-cache/' is created by some extensions to cache compiled assets.
instance/
.webassets-cache/

# Environment variables / secrets:
# .env files commonly store API keys, passwords, tokens, and config.
# They must stay local and out of version control.
.env
.env.*
*.env

# Jupyter Notebook:
# Checkpoint folders are autosave copies; they are noise in Git history.
.ipynb_checkpoints/

# IPython:
# Local IPython configuration; environment-specific, not project-specific.
profile_default/
ipython_config.py

# Tests / coverage:
# These folders and files are generated when you run tests or coverage tools.
# They are reproducible and should not be committed.
.pytest_cache/
.coverage
.coverage.*
htmlcov/
.tox/
.nox/

# Type checkers / linters:
# Caches for tools like mypy, pyre, pytype, ruff; they speed up checks locally.
.mypy_cache/
.pyre/
.pytype/
.ruff_cache/

# Logs:
# Runtime logs are useful locally but not in source control.
*.log

# IDE / editor settings:
# Each developer uses their own editor; these configs are personal.
.vscode/
.idea/

# OS-specific files:
# Created by the operating system (e.g. Finder, Explorer); always ignore.
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

# Local database files:
# If you create small local DBs for testing (SQLite), usually they should not
# be versioned. If one DB is part of the teaching material, add it explicitly
# by name instead of '*.db'.
*.sqlite3
*.db

# Temporary / backup files:
# Generic patterns for temporary or backup files created by editors/tools.
*.tmp
*.bak