# Python caches
__pycache__/
**/__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*.pyo

# Virtual environments
.venv/
venv/
ENV/
env/

# Frontend app (deployed separately on Vercel)
frontend/

# Local/runtime cache
.cache/

# Explicit user-requested exclusions
/EntireBookCleaned.txt
/startup.txt

# Git and editor noise
.git/
.gitignore
.vscode/
.idea/

# OS artifacts
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db