diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3ca5562d539..58f491f333bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 *~
 .*.sw[op]
 
+# python generated file
+*.pyc
+
 # where the 'subrepos' and downloads are located
 /clone
 /src