diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32c3fa1..d514031 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-# These are some examples of commonly ignored file patterns.
-# You should customize this list as applicable to your project.
+# git ignore list for Flask projects
+
+instance/
+
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+
+# generic ignore list
 
 # temporary editor files
 *.swp