diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 182ecedc2..7e669ce86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ tests/wamr-test-suites/workspace
 !/test-tools/wamr-ide/VSCode-Extension/.vscode
 
 samples/socket-api/wasm-src/inc/pthread.h
+
+**/__pycache__
+**/*.pyc