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+# Secrets
+.env
+.env.local
+
+# Editor / tooling
+.claude/
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.egg-info/
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+*.log
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-pip install pandas numpy requests python-dateutil -q