diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9491a2f..4e49b80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ DocProject/Help/html
 # Click-Once directory
 publish/
 
+# Python build and distribution dirs
+build/
+dist/
+
 # Publish Web Output
 *.[Pp]ublish.xml
 *.azurePubxml