.gitignore

# This .gitignore file lists content that does NOT need to be tracked in the project history

# General Note on Path Separators:
#   / : macOS, Linux, Bash, Zsh, Git Bash and WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) - forward slashes.
#   / : PowerShell Core, PowerShell Windows - forward, but also accept backslashes.
#   / : Web apps and web addresses (URLs) - forward slashes.
#   \ : Windows (native) is the only option that uses backslashes in paths.

# General Note on Path Separators in .gitignore:
#   ALWAYS use forward slashes (/) in .gitignore files, regardless of operating system.
#   Backslashes (\) are specific to Windows and can cause problems in cross-platform contexts.

# General Note BEFORE making changes to a project
#    Open a terminal in the root project folder and run the following command (without the #):
#       git pull origin main

# General Note AFTER making changes to a project
#   Open a terminal in the root project folder and run the following commands (without the #):
#       git add .
#       git commit -m "Your commit message here"
#       git push -u origin main


# Visual Studio Code settings and workspace folder - Ignore entire .vscode folder 
.vscode/*

# macOS system files
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

# Ignore the data/original directory
data/original/

# Python virtual environment folder
.venv/

# Compiled Python files
__pycache__/

# Jupyter Notebook checkpoint files
.ipynb_checkpoints