diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d514031..f3d70b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # git ignore list for Flask projects
 
+.env/
+.venv/
+
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
 instance/
 
 .pytest_cache/
@@ -9,60 +15,3 @@ htmlcov/
 dist/
 build/
 *.egg-info/
-
-# generic ignore list
-
-# temporary editor files
-*.swp
-*~
-
-# Python virtual environment
-virtualenv
-.env
-
-# Node artifact files
-node_modules/
-dist/
-
-# Compiled Java class files
-*.class
-
-# Compiled Python bytecode
-*.py[cod]
-__pycache__
-
-# Log files
-*.log
-
-# Package files
-*.jar
-
-# Maven
-target/
-dist/
-
-# JetBrains IDE
-.idea/
-
-# Unit test reports
-TEST*.xml
-
-# Generated by MacOS
-.DS_Store
-
-# Generated by Windows
-Thumbs.db
-
-# Applications
-*.app
-*.exe
-*.war
-
-# Large media files
-*.mp4
-*.tiff
-*.avi
-*.flv
-*.mov
-*.wmv
-