diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74080f6c50ae..9c6bb2263c99 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ doc/.mpl_skip_subdirs.yaml
 *.py,cover
 cover/
 .noseids
+__pycache__
 
 # Conda files #
 ###############