diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a7fbab5de36958ccad54041f843e1b3bd4a713b..fba2f6301d10176a046a0d99160a3236c4c0eadf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 /src/Makefile.in
 /src/Makefile
 /src/.deps
+/src/*.pyc
+
 /src/# executable files
 /src/cosserat-continuum
 /src/harmonicmaps